In the combustion of fossil fuels for power and Maasvlakte Power Plant in the Netherlands. heat generation (operational control approach) fell by 21% to 47 million metric tons (2018: 59.5 million metric tons), mainly because of a decline in output from coalfired assets in Germany and the United Kingdom, the six-month shutdown of Maasvlakte coal-fired power station in the Netherlands due to a significant equipment failure, and the sale of assets in France in July 2019.