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Power plants at the mouth of the Ems
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The federal government has agreed on a compromise in the struggle to build new power plants. This was announced by the responsible Federal Ministry of Economics.
Ten gigawatts of hydrogen-capable gas power plants should be funded as quickly as possible. The reactors are to be converted completely to hydrogen between 2035 and 2040 and are to be built at locations that ensure the best possible supply of electricity and place as little strain on the networks as possible. The schedule for the switch should be decided by 2032.
In the second step, a so-called capacity market is to be launched by 2028 at the latest, in which power plants will provide dedicated standby service for low-power hours and will also be paid for it. A political agreement on this should be reached within the federal government by summer 2024 at the latest, it was said.
A secure, sustainable energy supply, including a rapid phase-out of coal, depends on the conversion of the German power plant park.
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