Germany ramps up power generation from coal amid energy crisis: Report
More than a third of electricity produced and fed into the grid in Germany in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was generated by coal-fired power plants, according to a report based on provisional results and published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Amid the energy crisis, coal-generated electricity in Europe’s largest economy increased by 13.3 per cent year-on-year, according to Destatis on Wednesday. Germany still aims to phase out coal as a power source by 2030.
In order to ensure security of energy supply during winter, the German government has decided to temporarily return to coal-fired power plants. The first plant was already reactivated in early August, Xinhua news agency reported.
