New German gas power plants stalled as EU approval still pending

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According to SPIEGEL information, there is a preliminary decision in the negotiations on the German power plant strategy. The EU Commission apparently wants to grant the federal government significantly less new gas power plants than desired.

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The EU Commission apparently intends to approve significantly fewer new gas-fired power plants than German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (CDU) had hoped. This is according to a report in "Der Spiegel," citing industry insiders. The months-long negotiations between the EU Commission and the German government regarding the power plant strategy are reportedly nearing completion. Only 12 gigawatts (GW) of new dispatchable ca…