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There's much more to this.
RWE actually made a deal to pull out of coal mining 8 years earlier (so 2030 instead of 2038). That village was 'sacrificed' to RWE as part of the deal.
I still don't think it's a particularly good deal and electrifying coal is stupid. However, crying about it now is a bit late.
did they mention WHY they need to do this? >

Lignite, or brown coal, or wet coal, is the worst kind of coal. It's often 20% water by weight and therefore you need a lot of it. Like a lot of coal.