US EditionGerman opposition leader vows to build 50 gas-fired power plants if elected
- Opposition leader Friedrich Merz plans to build 50 gas-fired power plants if elected in the Feb. 23 snap election, according to T-Online.
- Gas-Fired electricity production in Germany increased by 79% in November due to low output from wind farms.
- Wind farms provided 27% of German utility electricity in 2023, but output was 25% below year-prior levels in October and November.
- Merz criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz for shutting down three nuclear power plants, calling it a 'serious strategic mistake.
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“Hundreds of employees will find themselves on the streets”, the staff of the Émile Huchet power plant are alarmed.
The employees of the Émile Huchet power plant in Saint-Avold are launching a petition on Monday, January 20, 2025. They have been waiting for several months for a government decision that has not come. The aim is to authorize the conversion of the coal-fired unit to gas in order to guarantee the future of the power plant and jobs.
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Merz promises to build 50 gas-fired power plants if elected German chancellor
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has promised to build 50 gas-fired power plants if the conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) wins the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for February 23.
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