– Keeping Germany’s remaining nuclear power plants alive might make sense – admitted Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who a month ago repeated in the Bundestag that it was impossible to extend the life of German nuclear power plants. The head of government later explained that this would not have a significant impact on the domestic energy system.

Now Scholz changed his mind. The Chancellor stressed that Germany, as Europe’s largest economy, is looking for additional energy sources to fill the shortfall in natural gas supply from Russia. The head of the German government did not rule out the possibility that the Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2 and Emsland power plants would continue to operate.

The Business Recorder stressed that the mentioned reactors are important, but their ability to generate electricity should not be overstated. According to data from the World Atomic Energy Association (WNA), German reactors from 1984 to 2010 had a total capacity of more than 20 GW. The final reactor has a capacity of up to 4 GW and is scheduled to close on December 31. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to a change of plans.

However, keeping them might make sense, said Scholz during a visit to Mülheim an der Ruhr, a city in western Germany.

Chancellor blames Russia for delayed return of turbines for Baltic Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline – The turbine has been serviced in Canada and can be transported back at any time, Scholz said during a visit to the Siemens plant where the turbines are stored.

The politician added that Gazprom’s failure to restore full gas supplies was “politically motivated”. Turbines can be delivered at any time, but “someone has to say he wants them.”

Scholz suggests that in the future, one should take into account “there may always be some false reason why something doesn’t work”. Therefore, even after the turbines were delivered, Germany had to be prepared that the gas supply problem would not end.