Scholz orders 3 German nuclear plants to run until mid-April
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered ministers to prepare to keep all of Germany’s three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April to fend off a possible energy crunch
By AP News
Published - Oct 17, 2022, 12:46 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 02:29 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered ministers to prepare to keep all of Germany's three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April to fend off a possible energy crunch.
Scholz’s office said the German leader announced the decision Monday in a letter to the Cabinet.
The move overrides the views of two coalition partners who had been locked in a bitter debate over the issue.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck of the environmentalist Greens had argued that only two should continue operating beyond the scheduled shutdown on Dec. 31.
