Protests Force Outage at One of Germany’s Biggest Coal Plants
Climate activists during a demonstration in front of the Jaenschwalde power plant in Germany on Nov. 30.
Photographer: John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
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Anti-coal protesters in east Germany’s Lausitz region have forced power plant operator LEAG to reduce its 3,000-megawatt facility in Jaenschwalde to minimum output.
The plant will continue to provide heating to two local towns, the company said Saturday in a statement on its website, but additional production has been halted. About 200 protesters tried to force their way into the Jaenschwalde power plant while others have penetrated lignite mines in Jaenschwalde und Welzow-Sued, the company added.