RWE earns a lot from the continued operation of two lignite blocks

Dusseldorf, Frankfurt The Greens federal party conference almost spoke out against the latest advance in terms of security of supply: RWE is allowing two coal-fired power plant blocks that are about to go out to run 15 months longer than planned – the group is bringing forward its coal phase-out overall to 2030. The agreement that Economics Minister Robert Habeck, North Rhine-Westphalia Energy Minister Mona Neubaur and RWE boss Markus Krebber concluded at the beginning of October is thus secured.

The agreement seems doubly good for the goals of the federal government: RWE’s lignite-fired power plants help through the gas-poor winter – but go off the grid early enough to meet the ambitious climate goals. When the deal was presented, Habeck thanked Krebber “expressly” for “the openness in the discussions”. Krebber was happy about the “good contribution” that his company was making and promised: “RWE does not demand any additional compensation for this.”