Germany will tender 12 gigawatts in new power plant capacity by 2026

On Thursday, Germany announced that it had reached an agreement with the European Commission regarding a plan to build power plants. It added that it would be tendering 12 gigawatts of capacity by 2026 with a particular focus on gas-fired facilities. This is a significant step in Germany's quest to ensure security of supply, given the country's ongoing phase-out coal-fired capacity.

The German economy ministry stated that the majority of new capacity (10?GW) must be able?to generate electricity over a longer period of time in order to ensure a steady supply. This included, but was not restricted to, gas-fired energy stations. The ministry stated that the new power plants, which are expected to be in service by 2031, would be able run on hydrogen at least by 2045, to meet Germany's climate neutrality goal.

Berlin stated that the state?aid processes related to a plan had not yet been completed, and that the strategy still needed to be approved by European Commission. Holger Hansen, Christoph Steitz and Susan Fenton edited this article.

(source: Reuters)