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Lignite mining has had a massive impact on the water balance in Lusatia. This is compounded by the effects of climate change. Now there is growing concern that Berlin will also lack water in the future.
Germany has a reliable power supply. This is according to data from the Federal Network Agency. Outages are also rare in Bavaria.
A secure water supply remains a major challenge in the face of climate change. The water industry must adapt and receives support from the state.
The dams in Saxony are currently at around 100 percent of their capacity and will provide an ideal supply in 2024.
Leading left-wing politicians are calling for more support for the German solar industry in order to prevent the closure of sites in eastern Germany.
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is optimistic that an agreement can still be reached in the coalition dispute over the EU Supply Chain Act.
The head of lignite producer Mibrag, Armin Eichholz, currently sees little chance of a premature coal phase-out in the east. Mibrag operates the Vereinigtes Schleenhain and Profen opencast mines in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt and generates electricity from the coal in the Schkopau and Lippendorf power plants, which are due to be taken off the grid in 2034/2035. The "traffic light" federal government would ideally like to bring forward the coal phase-out in the east from 2038 to 2030, but the Minister Presidents of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg are against this. Eichholz emphasized that the expansion of renewable energies is putting pressure on coal-fired power generation, but that the question of supply during lulls and when there is little sunshine is also relevant. The plans envisage the construction of around 40 gas-fired power plant units by 2030, but whether this is feasible remains questionable. Eichholz also emphasized that power plants would have to keep running if the supply of renewable energies was scarce and that coal could hardly be avoided if the gas-fired power plants were not completed in time. The question of whether it is still worthwhile for the power plant operators is also open.
On Wednesday, up to 3,000 pharmacies in eastern Germany will remain closed to protest against the federal government's healthcare policy. Pharmacies are under immense economic pressure.
Bautz'ner Senf und Feinkost is spared supply bottlenecks abroad thanks to increased use of domestic raw materials.
The eastern German transmission system operator 50Hertz is investing 4.6 billion euros in the expansion of sea and land cables. This is the biggest order in the company's history.
Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) sees the water supply as a central task for future development in the Free State. This is a task that could not be solved on the side, he said on Tuesday evening at the summer festival of the Association of Saxon Business in Radebeul.According to ..