Habeck confirms 2022 nuclear exit, two plants to form temporary reserve

Euractiv | Sep 6, 2022 at 9:26 AM
  • The German government will uphold the country’s planned 2022 nuclear exit, shutting down its last three remaining nuclear reactors despite the ongoing European energy crisis.
  • In July, the German transmission grid operators were asked to conduct a “stress test” to ensure the stability of the grid for the coming winter.
  • SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz, for his part, had hoped to defer the decision to the stress test by the transmission operators.