Criticism from Brandenburg of Reiche's power plant plans

Draft: New power plants predominantly in the south

The draft bill for the Security of Electricity Supply Act now states that the tenders for long-term capacities contain a component for regional control to ensure that new power plants are predominantly built where they are needed for a stable, cost-efficient energy system ("grid south").

However, it also states: "For reasons of system stability, new power plants are needed not only in selected regions, but throughout Germany."

The Brandenburg Ministry of Economic Affairs explained that further regulations are needed in the law to ensure that one third of long-term capacities are built in the "grid north".

The power plants should also be exempt from the remuneration that operators receive when feed-in is temporarily curtailed to avoid bottlenecks. "This can also ensure that the high level of supply security continues to be guaranteed and that the costs for consumers are kept as low as possible."

Leag works council: patience has run out

The Leag Group works council called on Reiche to allow the construction of new gas-fired power plants in the east. "Our patience has run out," the letter states.

The Left Party member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg, Christian Görke, warned that the energy transition in Lusatia towards more climate protection would fail. "It is crucial that new reserves from power plants or storage facilities are also created where energy regions are and jobs are lost - not just where there is the greatest political pressure on the other side of the "white sausage equator"," he said.

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