Erneuerbare Energie: Branche warnt vor Bremse beim Ökostrom-Ausbau
Die Erneuerbaren-Branche warnt vor einem Investitionsstopp durch die Energiepolitik der Bundesregierung. Sie fordert Korrekturen an den Gesetzesplänen – und ruft zum Protest in Berlin auf.
Renewable energy sector warns of slowdown in Germany's push for green power
A broad coalition of the renewable energy industry and civil society has raised concerns about potential damage to the expansion of green electricity caused by Germany's energy policy. Recent draft laws on the EEG amendment and the network connection package threaten to stall the country's renewable success story, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
Projects are already being delayed and investments put on hold. In protest, the coalition called for a demonstration in Berlin on Friday, under the banner "Renewable Energies – Build Up, Not Brake."
The main executive of the Federal Association of Renewable Energy (BEE), Christine Falken-Groesser, said that the proposed laws need urgent improvement, or Germany risks "going backward in fossil dependence and causing significant harm to a vital future industry."
Michael Raschemann, the CEO of Energiequelle GmbH, expressed deep concern over the change in energy policy. "Where the previous government accelerated, the current federal government is dangerously slowing down." This has led to the reduction of 40 percent of his German workforce. Municipalities have also voiced their discontent.
Many communities had designated areas for wind power and developed projects, explained Christian Porsch, the mayor of the Bavarian community Speichersdorf. "Now these projects, which are on the verge of implementation, face the risk of having their economic foundation removed, as the laws threaten to cut off their support."
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