The government is thus revising the timetable for the closure of nuclear plants announced by former Chancellor Angela Merkel on the occasion of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan in 2011.
Germany, which had intended to shut down its last three nuclear power plants for good by the end of the year, will keep two of them in reserve until April 2023 to deal with possible winter power shortages.
As part of the TSO’s recommended station availability program and after the new safety stress test, two of the three remaining stations “will remain available until mid-April 2023, in case of need,” the statement said. Minister of Economy Robert Habeck.
The government is thus revising the timetable for the closure of nuclear plants announced by former Chancellor Angela Merkel on the occasion of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan in 2011.
The Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2 stations, with a production capacity of 1,400 megawatts each (owned by E.ON and EnBW respectively), were to be closed together with the third, RWE’s Emsland, on 31 December this year. But now they may be called upon to help if there are shortages in the winter.
Hambek noted that the restrictions imposed by Russia on natural gas deliveries justify this measure. Moreover, with the operation of nuclear power plants, natural gas will be available for factories and for heating homes.
The minister underlined that the two stations will not be supplied with new fuel. By the winter of 2023/24, Germany will have enough facilities to import gas thanks to floating storage and gasification units (FSRUs), the government estimates.
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