Lindner dissatisfied with nuclear reserve solution: does Habeck leave nuclear power plants connected to the grid?
Created: 2022-09-21Updated: 2022-09-21 11:41 am
By: Moritz Serif
Finance Minister Lindner increases the pressure on Economics Minister Habeck.
The situation in France could force the Greens to turn back.
Berlin – It's crunching again in the traffic light coalition: Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) calls on his colleague Robert Habeck, Green Economics Minister, to keep nuclear power plants running.
He is not satisfied with the reserve solution for two power plants.
The gas levy also continues to cause debate.
“It is essential to increase capacities on the electricity market and thus lower the galloping prices.
The three safe nuclear power plants must continue to run and the coal-fired power plants must be connected to the grid,” said Lindner in an interview with the
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
on Wednesday (September 21).
Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Federal Minister of Economics.
© Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Lindner for continued operation of nuclear power plants: How does Habeck react?
"The federal government has not yet made a final decision on this," said the FDP party leader.
"I can only urgently point out that for physical, economic and political reasons we should continue to rely on nuclear energy for a certain period of time."
Finance Minister Lindner wants to keep the network stable with the continued operation of the nuclear power plants and ensure that electricity prices fall.
"Politically, we are sending the signal that in this difficult situation, politicians are exhausting all possibilities to improve the situation.
This means that the Neckarwestheim, Isar 2 and, of course, Emsland nuclear power plants must be kept connected to the grid,” said the finance minister.
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Habeck could leave nuclear power plants longer on the grid
How does Habeck react?
According to
Spiegel
, the economics minister could leave the German reactors connected to the grid.
Habeck reserved a plug-in operation the whole time.
France therefore lacks electricity capacities and the country also has high demand.
Therefore, the nuclear power plants in Germany could be of great importance for the stability of the domestic and European power grids.
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The discussion is whether the three remaining nuclear power plants should be operated longer.
Minister Habeck plans to keep two power plants operational until mid-April in the event of bottlenecks: Isar 2 in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The nuclear phase-out goes back, among other things, to ex-Chancellor Merkel
After the nuclear phase-out decided under the former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), all German nuclear power plants should actually go offline by the end of the year.
Representatives of the FDP, CDU and the CSU, which governs Bavaria, advocate the continued operation of all three power plants.
(mse/dpa)
