Germany wants to restart old coal-fired power plants amid the threat of gas shortages this winter. The bill was developed by the German Ministry of Economics, reports Tagesspiegel.
The ministry's initiative drew sharp criticism from the Green and SPD parties. The spokesman for the Greens, Michael Kellner, said that the agency "forgets to fill the storage facilities and is digging up old oil and coal stations in a panic."
Currently, the filling level of gas storage facilities in Germany is at a critically low level of 58%. According to the association of storage operators INES, if the winter is difficult, the country's gas reserves may run out as early as January.