Energy company RWE says prepared to phase out coal-fired power generation earlier
威力彩玩法 / Spiegel Online
German energy company RWE is ready to close down its coal-fired power stations earlier than prescribed by the country鈥檚 coal exit law, CEO Markus Krebber told聽. RWE wouldn鈥檛 claim further compensation payments for shutting the plants before 2038, he said, but it would be essential that renewable power sources are expanded faster and more consistently. RWE is pursuing pure green power production, Krebber added. "And if we still have to stick to old technologies, such as coal, it is because we are not making as much progress with new energies as we would like.鈥 He said the next German government would have to make 鈥渁ll the important decisions鈥 on climate and energy policy during the first half of the legislative period.
骋别谤尘补苍测鈥檚 coal exit 濒别驳颈蝉濒补迟颈辞苍,听passed in 2020, foresees a staggered phase-out of coal-fired power stations, with the last lignite-fired plant to go offline in 2038. According to this schedule, RWE鈥檚 last lignite plant would have to be retired in 2038.聽While some experts and politicians聽count on an earlier coal exit with the help of rising CO2聽prices, which make fossil energy more and more expensive,聽others聽are adamant that the next government will have to bring the exit date forward.