But the government now wants to keep the two youngest nuclear reactors open for longer. A full nuclear exit in 2025 has been under discussion for some time, also within the government, where the French-speaking liberals in particular resisted. Because what about security of supply and electricity prices? At the end of last year, the federal government decided to cut the knot on March 18, with a full nuclear phase-out by 2025 being confirmed as “plan A”.
Under pressure from the recently very high gas prices (gas-fired power stations are a direct alternative to absorb a nuclear exit) and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Russia is an important supplier of gas), the green parties have finally taken a turn and are more detached from “plan A”.
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