Germany Needs Fewer Hurdles for Grids to Speed Up Green Shift
- Energy transition demands faster expansion of infrastructure
- Germany plans new target to become climate neutral by 2045
Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Hans Lucas/Bloomberg
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Germany should reduce the legal hurdles and other red tape that’s currently limiting the expansion of its power grids and holding back the green energy transition, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
The construction of new electricity links should be likened in court to the big highways built after the German reunification, she said in a virtual ceremony for the opening of the NordLink cable between Germany and Norway. That status would provide less opportunity for local residents to object to new lines.