Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- E.ON AG Chief Executive Officer Wulf Bernotat warned of a possible power shortage in Germany by 2012, Sueddeutsche Zeitung said.

Germany may not be able to cover its own demand by as early as 2012, the newspaper reported in an article to be published tomorrow, citing Bernotat, CEO of Germany’s largest utility.

Only longer run times of existing nuclear reactors and new nuclear power plants could help prevent the bottleneck, the newspaper reported, citing Bernotat.

To contact the reporter on this story: Nadja Brandt in Los Angeles at nbrandt@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: December 4, 2008 17:47 EST