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Electricity prices are also rising massively in Sweden. The German nuclear phase-out is said to be to blame for this. Sweden has also made mistakes of its own.
All over the world, energy policy is guided by physics – except here. Now Sweden and Norway are loudly expressing their displeasure with Germany – because our exit from nuclear energy is causing electricity prices there to explode.
Swedish government members, along with the previous Social Democratic government, have blamed the Germans for the runaway energy prices. According to Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, they should not have closed their nuclear power plants.
Sweden's government vice Ebba Busch is “angry at Germany.” Why Because the shortage of electricity also has consequences for European partners.
Swedish minister open to new measures to tackle energy crisis, blames German nuclear phase-out
"I'm furious with the Germans," Busch told Swedish broadcaster SVT. The post Swedish minister open to new measures to tackle energy crisis, blames German nuclear phase-out appeared first on Euractiv.
The Swedish energy minister criticized Germany, saying that the reason why electricity prices in the Scandinavian country have skyrocketed is because its southern neighbor produces and sells it to Sweden at a high price. The minister criticized the federal country, among other things, for closing its nuclear power plants, while Sweden has done the same in recent years - which is why it now relies heavily on energy imports.
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