Thecapacity reserve, open to all forms of “technically suited” power generation,follows a plan to put 2.7 gigawatts of lignite-burning plants into a standbyfacility from 2017, according to the economy ministry.
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Germany plans 4-GW power reserve
Germany plans to contract a fleet of power plants from 2020 to provide about 4 gigawatts of back-up power as the nation’s reliance on unpredictable wind and solar energy increases, Bloomberg News reported.
