Even with the imminent end of the Jänschwalde opencast mine, the coal phase-out date of 2038 will not change for the energy company Leag. CEO Torsten Kramer made this clear on the sidelines of the Barbara celebration in Cottbus. "We are very optimistic that we will continue to produce coal in the region well into the 1930s," said Kramer on Thursday evening on the RBB program "Brandenburg aktuell", also with a view to the long-term stability of the supply.
Almost a year ago, the Leag CEO gave a different date for the coal phase-out for the first time. Under certain conditions, he could imagine that Leag would no longer be dependent on coal in 2033. However, Kramer emphasized that the conditions for this would be maintaining security of supply and H2-ready power plants - hydrogen-capable power plants - which would have to be connected to the grid at the four locations in Lusatia and in the Central German mining area. As this is not yet the case, the agreed and legally enshrined coal phase-out in 2038 applies to the company.
