Germany has embarked on an ambitious coal phase-out plan, aiming to complete the transition by 2030.
However, complications in the development of alternative energy infrastructure, notably the tendering process for gas-fired power plants, threaten to delay this goal.
Uniper, a key player in the energy sector, expresses concern that delays in the gas tendering process could jeopardize the planned phase-out of coal.
Initially, the government had planned to deactivate coal-fired power plants by 2030, but the lack of clarity regarding tenders for hydrogen-ready gas power plants, essential to replace coal, is complicating the situation.
The challenges of the energy transition
The German government is planning to tender for 10 GW of gas-fired power plant capacity, with the hope that these plants will be able to switch to hydrogen after 2035.
However, industry experts, including those from Uniper, point out that this capacity may…
