Germany's RWE CEO dismisses nuclear power revival, calls for strategy shift Toward Gas and Renewable Sources

Markus Krebber, CEO of the German energy company RWE AG, believes that Germany must end the debate over the revival of nuclear energy.

Krebber argued that the country should focus on developing a new strategy for replacing nuclear and coal energy, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

"We made the decision to abandon nuclear energy back in 2011, and that decision should stand," Krebber said, emphasizing that the country now lacks the necessary qualified personnel to reintroduce nuclear power. He pointed out that with the last nuclear plants being shut down in 2023, any attempt to revive the sector would face significant hurdles.

The statement comes amid discussions among several political parties in Germany ahead of federal elections, some of which have called for revisiting the country's nuclear phase-out. However, Krebber firmly rejected these calls, stressing the need to focus on alternative energy sources.

"We must solve the problem by building new gas-fired power plants," Krebber explained. "These will provide Germany with stable energy supplies. But unfortunately, progress on this front has been far too slow."

Recent reports highlighted that Germany's coal-powered electricity generation reached its highest levels in a year, a result of calm weather conditions that left wind turbines unable to meet the country's energy demands. 

By Aghakazim Guliyev