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(Bloomberg) — Germany should stop further closures of coal-fed power plants for now to safeguard electricity supplies amid the expansion of renewable generation, grid operator Amprion GmbH urged.
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Germany’s security of supply “could no longer be consistently guaranteed as early as the beginning of the 2030s without the existing reserves,” Chief Executive Officer Christoph Müller said at a supply security conference in Berlin.
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“No additional hard coal-fired power plants should be shut down until significant new capacity has been added,” Müller added, referring to gas-fired capacity.
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Germany — which has shut all its nuclear power plants — faces a potential power gap of 10 to 24 gigawatts during high demand periods by the end of the decade as it continues to shutter plants in pursuit of its targeted coal exit date of 2038. To secure supply, the government plans to fund auctions for the construction of new gas plants from September.
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Operators of hard coal stations can also voluntarily shut down units if they are no longer profitable. But if there’s the risk of a grid shortage, the nation’s energy regulator can order plants to be put into reserve. The back-up fleet that’s only tapped in emergencies is currently made up of 8.8 gigawatts, with hard coal making up three quarters of the capacity.
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Müller proposed that the process should feature an additional criteria.
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“The Federal Network Agency should not only assess whether grid congestion could occur, but also determine whether there is sufficient available generation capacity.”
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