Scholz and Habeck defend Rügen LNG plans – Mukran in focus
The federal government has defended plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Rügen site. One cannot cope with the terminals on the North Sea coast alone, with imports via Western European ports and via pipelines from Norway, said Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on Thursday after a round of talks on the subject in Binz on the island of Rügen. Import infrastructure is also needed in eastern Germany. “Because it’s about security of supply for East Germany.”
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens), who also attended the meeting, said with a view to security of supply that it was not over yet. Supplying East Germany in particular is dependent on “further alternatives being created”.
On the open question about the exact location, Scholz pleaded during the non-public round of talks for dpa information for the port of Mukran. According to participants, he referred to technical problems with a view to a possible alternative on the open sea. Accordingly, Habeck also focused on Mukran.