22
Mar
2010
Éditoriaux de l'Ifri
Édito Énergie
German Power Options: Lack of Clarity Will Be Costly The Energy Editorial, March 2010
The German environment minister Norbert Röttgen (CDU) revived the German debate about the future of nuclear power in February when he argued for a limited lifetime extension of Germany’s nuclear plants.
His statements created much dissent in his own party and with the coalition partner FDP. The government will not take a formal decision before the autumn, but the contradicting messages from inside the government send highly ambiguous signals to electricity utilities with investment plans in Germany. What does the German government want the companies to do?
German power options: Lack of clarity will be costly
Keywords
Electricity
Nuclear Energy
Renewable Energies
Germany