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Bonn (dpa) - The Federal Network Agency has decided which other power plants will be shut down in return for compensation as part of the coal phase-out.
In the second auction of the premiums, two large coal-fired power plants in Wilhelmshaven and near Peine in Lower Saxony with a small plant in Saxony-Anhalt were awarded, as the authority announced on Thursday.
From December 8th, the power plants will no longer be allowed to burn coal to generate electricity.
The Federal Network Agency did not announce how high the compensation is.
A spokeswoman referred to the maintenance of the operating and business secrets of the operator.
The Wilhelmshaven power plant is operated by the Düsseldorf energy group Uniper.
According to his previous plans, he wanted to shut down the 45-year-old plant with an output of 757 megawatts by the end of next year at the latest.
The second large-scale plant is the 690-megawatt Mehrum power plant on the Mittelland Canal, which belongs to the EPH holding company owned by the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretisky.
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The network agency announced that the demand for the decommissioning premiums was higher than the supply.
As a result, the highest award of 59,000 euros per megawatt was well below the legal maximum price of 155,000 euros per megawatt.
In the first auction round at the end of last year, eleven plants with a total output of almost 4800 megawatts were awarded, including the Moorburg power plant in Hamburg.
At the first auction, decommissioning premiums of 317 million euros were awarded.
A total of eight auctions with decreasing compensation are planned.
Electricity generation from hard coal and lignite should end in Germany by 2038 at the latest.
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Communication from the Federal Network Agency
Awarded power plants
Mehrum power plant
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Wilhelmshaven power station
Deuben power station