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German Nuclear Power Extended Over Winter

ENERGY

German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz ordered Germany’s three remaining nuclear power plants to remain in operation until at least April of next year to help alleviate an energy crisis this winter spurred by high gas prices.

  • "The legal basis will be created to allow the operation of the nuclear power plants Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland beyond December 31, 2022, until April 15, 2023," Scholz said in a statement.
  • Scholz also requested that the ministries present an "ambitious" law to increase energy efficiency, as well as a binding agreement to phase out coal by 2030.
  • Germany had planned to cut the use of nuclear power stations by the end of 2022 but a gas shortage in Europe has prompted the government to extend their use.
  • Germany has also leaned towards higher coal use for power generation this winter.

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