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Russian gas reduction, Olaf Scholz 'eyes off' nuclear power plants

Politiko 2022-08-04 08:29:12

Russian gas reduction, Olaf Scholz 'eyes off' nuclear power plants

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday raised the possibility of keeping nuclear plants as he accused Russia of blocking a key turbine to disrupt gas supplies to Europe.

The continent's largest economy has been scrambling for energy sources to fill the gap left by the reduction in gas supplies from Moscow.

Standing next to the turbine, needed for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Scholz said extending the life of Germany's three remaining nuclear power plants "could make sense".

The power plants, which are set to be taken off the grid at the end of the year, were "relevant exclusively for the production of electricity and only for a small part of it", Scholz said.

In total, the nuclear fleet accounts for six percent of Germany's electricity production.

The government has said it will await the outcome of a new "stress test" of the national electricity grid before determining whether to stick with the long-planned outage.

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to give up nuclear power in 2011 after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

Extending the life of power plants has sparked a fierce debate in Germany, where nuclear power has been a source of controversy stretching back to Merkel's decision.

Source: Euroactiv

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