Amprion Urges Germany to Halt Coal Plant Closures as Power Gap Could Hit in Early 2030s
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 2
Amprion Urges Germany to Halt Coal Plant Closures as Power Gap Could Hit in Early 2030s
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 2
Summary
Amprion said Germany should pause further coal-fired plant closures because supply security may no longer be reliably guaranteed from the early 2030s without existing reserve capacity.
Christoph Müller, the grid operator’s chief executive, tied the warning to the renewable buildout, arguing backup generation is still needed to safeguard electricity supplies during the transition.
The intervention puts coal reserves at the center of Germany’s energy planning, highlighting tension between decarbonization goals and the need to keep the power system stable.