The federal cabinet approved the power plant law in mid-May. Two recent studies however point to problems with using gas power plants as backup.
The federal economics ministry had described the law as a central milestone for power supply security. The studies presented to Handelsblatt partly contradict this assessment.
They state that periods of low wind and solar output are not an exceptional case. Power curtailments are mentioned as a possible solution.
The analyses thus refine the debate on the need for gas power plants.
