On July 14, coal-fired and oil-fired power plants were allowed to operate again in Germany in the so-called reserve power system.
Germany will soon restart the Meerum coal-fired backup power plant in Lower Saxony. This is stated in the publication DW.
This will be the first standby coal power plant to be launched due to the threat of energy crisis.
On July 14, coal-fired and oil-fired power plants in the so-called reserve power system were again allowed to operate in Germany. The decision to restart them was temporary and was made to save natural gas.
It will be possible to sell electricity from reserve power plants running on fossil fuels until the end of April 2023.
Their temporary launch is of economic interest to power plant operators, as wholesale electricity prices are now high, while at the same time there is enough hard coal on the global market.
According to the Federal Grid Agency, Merum is so far the only coal-fired station registered for restart.
In June, 11.2% of Germany’s electricity was produced based on natural gas.
Remember. It was previously reported that Austria is also launching a coal-fired power plant in Mellach, near Graz. Britain’s West Burton coal-fired power plant will also operate during the winter. And in Poland this year they plan to increase coal production by 1.5 million tons.
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