15 Aug 2018

Germany’s “Power Grid Action Plan” vital for Energiewende – opinion

Der Tagesspiegel

German energy minister Peter Altmaier is “going all out” with his new “Power Grid Action Plan” to make the country’s grid fit for the growing volume of renewable energy sources – and rightfully so, because grid expansion has become the decisive bottleneck in Germany’s energy transition, Jakob Schlandt writes in an opinion piece for Der Tagesspiegel. But Altmaier’s decision to limit the influence of federal states and accelerate licensing of new power lines could alienate political allies and voters, meaning he will need all his diplomatic skills to pacify opponents to the power lines, which are supposed to cross the country by 2025.

Read the opinion piece in German here.

Read an article on Altmaier's new "Power Grid Action Plan" here and a CLEW dossier on Germany's grid expansion here.

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