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Back-up power plants not compatible with EU law?
A paper by a renowned law firm concludes that the subsidies for gas-fired power plants planned by German Economics Minister Reiche violate EU law.
10/10/2025
In an expert opinion for Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), the law firm K&L Gates, which specialises in competition and public procurement law, has come to the conclusion that the back-up power plants with a capacity of 20 gigawatts (GW) planned by Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche (CDU) are not compatible with EU state aid…
