CSU leader Markus Söder warns in stark terms of Germany’s impending energy crisis, speaking of a “gas emergency” and “blackout”. “Dark clouds are gathering over Germany,” says the Bavarian premier gloomily.
Söder’s concern is that Germany is worse prepared for the coming crisis than other European countries – which, for example, keep nuclear plants running or expanding. Germany, on the other hand, had “no really secure supply situation”, the Bavarian minister-president said in an interview with the “WELT am Sonntag” newspaper.
For Söder, those responsible are clear: the politicians of the current government.
Söder is tough: “If we end up with gas stagnation and blackouts, the federal government bears the responsibility alone.” Simply put, the Bavarian premier fears that in the worst-case scenario, Germans could not only sit in unheated apartments, but also have to light candles for light.
The CDU/CSU had recently asked the Bundestag to extend the life of nuclear plants – but the government was against it. This was a serious mistake for Söder.
Demand that everything be done to ensure energy supply.
“Gather everything possible from an energy point of view – and don’t leave anything out or shut it down for ideological reasons,” says Söder plainly.
The government, on the other hand, relies more on restrictions, bans, disavowals and cold showers than recommendations, he said. “This may help somewhat in individual cases, but it is not a sufficient strategy for an industrial country like Germany. If there is no gas, where will the replacement come from? That must be the question.”
And further: “It makes no sense to give up the continued operation of nuclear plants in this situation. This would provide electricity for ten million households and relieve gas-fired power generation. Apart from the emergency need for natural gas, there could also be a power outage.”
At the same time, the CDU/CSU “does not believe in the long-term viability of nuclear energy either”. But renewables will only help in the medium term. “We would need several thousand wind turbines to replace nuclear power. Unfortunately, they won’t be there until January 1, 2023,” Söder said.
The Bavarian premier stated clearly: “We are now dealing with a state of emergency. Necessity knows no mandate and no ideological exclusion.”
If he expected a severe recession as a result of the lack of energy? “If there is no more gas flow – then yes,” was Söder’s clear answer.
The truth, however, is that it was the CDU/CSU under then-Chancellor Angela Merkel (67, CDU) that made a spectacular U-turn on nuclear phase-out.
Source: Capital
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