Germany could face a serious electricity shortage in the coming
years, as its current renewable energy trajectory may not be
sufficient to meet national demand, Azernews
reports via Bild.
According to the newspaper, both the Ministry of Economics and
the country’s industrial sector are expressing growing doubts about
the feasibility of relying solely on unlimited expansion of wind
and solar power.
Economy Minister Katarina Reich stressed that the focus should
shift from merely building more renewables to modernizing and
expanding the country’s electricity grid. She noted that the
required overhaul of Germany’s power grid by 2045 could cost
approximately €600 billion — a price tag she acknowledged as “very
expensive.”
Germany’s challenge is further complicated by its plan to
completely phase out coal-powered electricity by 2038 at the
latest. With renewable energy sources unable to fully fill the gap,
Reich indicated that natural gas power plants could become a
crucial part of the transitional strategy.
To this end, the minister announced plans to launch a tender for
the construction of new gas power plants later this year, in hopes
of securing a stable and flexible energy supply for the future.
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