Energie: Wirtschaftsministerium will Gasreserve über Umlage finanzieren
Einem Entwurf zufolge bleibt das Ministerium trotz Kritik bei dem bereits verfolgten Finanzierungsansatz. Für typische Haushalte fielen pro Jahr Mehrkosten im einstelligen Bereich an.
The German Federal Ministry of Economy intends to finance a national gas reserve through a levy, according to a draft presented to the Handelsblatt newspaper. This information was first reported by the news agency Reuters. Despite previous criticism from coalition parties Union and SPD, the ministry is pursuing the same financing approach that was considered in the summer.
Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche (CDU) had previously suggested financing from the federal budget or a mixed model. The draft estimates the costs over the first ten years at 247 to 308 million Euros annually. The ministry has not yet provided any stance on the progress of the legislative preparations. The reserve aims to provide additional gas volumes for extreme cases such as sabotage or loss of key infrastructure.
The target size is 24 Terawatt hours, which should cover the loss of Germany's largest gas import infrastructure for 30 days. The use of the reserve would only be allowed after a state of emergency is declared by the Federal Network Agency, which then decides on the utilization.
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