BERLIN (MNI) – The decision by the German government to suspend
plans to extend the life of the country’s nuclear power plants in
response to the situation in Japan could drive up electricity prices,
Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle said in a newspaper interview
published Tuesday.
However, “the security of electricity supplies in Germany is not
endangered” by the government decision, Bruederle told German daily Bild
Zeitung.
Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled on Monday that some of the older
nuclear plants in the country might be shut down soon.
–Berlin bureau: +49-30-22 62 05 80; email: twidder@marketnews.com
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