Nord Stream 2 right to secure German power supply – coal commission co-head

The planned Russian-German natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, currently under construction in the Baltic Sea, can contribute to German power supply security during the country’s coal exit, said coal commission co-head Ronald Pofalla during a speech at the Petersburg Dialogue, news agency dpa reports. "I think this project is right from the point of view of supply security," said Pofalla, a former top aide to chancellor Angela Merkel. Without a broad gas supply, a "necessary change in energy supply with the aim of CO₂ reduction" could not be achieved, said Pofalla. The Petersburg Dialogue is a bilateral discussion forum with the aim to promote understanding between the civil societies of Germany and Russia.

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Find background in the CLEW factsheet Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 links Germany to Russia, but splits Europe.