Groen chairman Meyrem Almaci left the door ajar on Saturday for a possible extension of two nuclear reactors after the planned nuclear switch-off in 2025. “This is the option B that is in the coalition agreement. We negotiated that coalition agreement ourselves, so we can do that,” Almaci said on Radio 1 on Saturday. She emphasized that this option will only be clear after the auction of new production capacity this autumn.
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In recent days, calls have been made from various quarters to keep two more nuclear power plants open during the planned nuclear exit in 2025, including at MR and Défi. Almaci refers on Saturday to the coalition agreement, which emphasizes security of supply for our country and keeping the electricity price under control. “At the auction this autumn, we will see how many companies are willing to invest in new production capacity. Let’s wait for that auction. We are on track,” it said.
The chairman of Groen therefore did not want to comment on the question of how much longer the two nuclear reactors could remain open. “That debate will then take place.” According to Almaci, Ecolo is also on the same page. She referred to an interview by federal climate minister Zakia Khattabi in the weekly Knack.
With regard to the arrival of new gas-fired power plants, which emit a lot of CO2 and are therefore negative for the climate, Almaci said that those plants will only be active during a transition period. “The great merit of the coalition agreement is that the debate about the closure of nuclear power plants has stopped after seventeen years.”
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