On the 17th, German Chancellor Scholz officially announced that the operating time of the remaining three nuclear power plants in Germany will be extended until April 15, 2023. Scholz has reportedly officially announced the decision to the relevant departments, then the German government will officially launch the ‘legislative process to allow the Isar II Nuclear Power Plant, the Neckar Westheim II Nuclear Power Plant and Emsland. Nuclear power plants may continue to operate after December 31, 2022, until April 15, 2023.
After the energy crisis, the German ruling coalition was split over the closure of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power plants by the end of 2022, as originally planned. The Greens want to close the nuclear power plants as originally planned, or simply use them as a strategic reserve to restart in an emergency; Liberal Democrats insist that existing nuclear power plants should be extended until spring 2023, or even restart nuclear power plant if necessary.
The president of the Liberal Democratic Party and Federal Finance Minister Lindner welcomed Scholz’s decision. He stressed that it is in the vital interest of the German state and its economy to maintain all energy production capacity this winter and that the extension of the operation of nuclear power plants is an “important contribution to the stability of the network, to the costs of electricity and climate protection “. The SPD parliamentary caucus also supports this. (Reporter from Yu Peng Headquarters)
