Federal government agrees on power plant strategy. New gas power plants could primarily replace coal-fired power plants.
They will initially be operated with natural gas, but then with climate-friendly hydrogen. New power plant capacities of up to four times 2.5 gigawatts to be put out to tender. Funding is to be financed from the Climate and Transformation Fund, a special federal fund. According to coalition circles, the costs are around 16 billion euros for the next 20 years. A political agreement on this should be reached within the federal government by summer 2024 at the latest.