Germany’s finance minister said on Sunday that he was in favor of stopping the use of natural gas to generate electricity, avoiding possible supply problems.
We have to work to prevent the gas crisis from worsening with an electricity crisis”, considered Christian Lindner, in an interview with Blid, defending the use of other forms of energy.
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Lindner stressed that there are many arguments against closing nuclear power plants, which are safe and environmentally friendly and can be used, if necessary, until 2024.
Both of them Liberals and conservatives have already been in favor of lengthening the life cycle of the three active reactors in Germanywhich is scheduled to close by the end of this year.
On this issue, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he was only waiting for the results of the stress tests of the electrical system.
The holders of the Economy and Environment portfolios, Robert Habeck and Steffi Lemke, are open to the possibility of extending the life of the reactorsfor a short period, in an energy emergency scenario.
in the parties Social Democrats and the Greensseveral people have already against this possibility.
According to data from the statistics department (Destatis), cited by the EFE agency, 15.2% of the electricity produced in Germany last year was generated through gas, while nuclear power plants were responsible for 11.8%.
Source: Observadora
