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Germany to build gas-fired power plants to be operated with hydrogen - Scholz

Published 07/03/2023, 08:42
Updated 07/03/2023, 08:47
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks on during a news conference with Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner after a closed German cabinet meeting at the government's guest house in Schloss Meseberg, n

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will build new gas-fired power plants to be operated with hydrogen as Europe's biggest economy looks to boost its climate-friendly energy sources, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks on during a news conference with Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck and Finance Minister Christian Lindner after a closed German cabinet meeting at the government's guest house in Schloss Meseberg, near Gransee, Germany, March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

"We are not losing sight of the goal of decarbonization: in order to stabilise supply, we will build new gas-fired power plants which can be operated with hydrogen in the future," Scholz said in a speech to the VKU local utilities association.

In a prepared text of the speech, he said the capacity of the new plants would be 17-21 gigawatts.

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