The president of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Peter Adrian, called for the measures planned by the German government to expand the production of electricity from renewable sources to be improved and simplified.
“The biggest obstacles to renewable energy expansion so far are a lack of land, lengthy planning and approval procedures, and a lack of skilled workers. However, apart from offshore wind, there are few solutions to these problems in the world in the package” launched by the Government.
Without further changes to parliamentary procedure, it will be difficult to reach the target of 80 percent green electricity by 2030, according to Adrian, who claimed that other obstacles to expansion would have to be resolved.
The DIHK president also regretted that, from the point of view of many companies, it is completely incomprehensible that the expansion of renewable energy through direct supply contracts has been left out of the legislative initiative.
Measures to strengthen green energy
The German Cabinet launched a series of measures baptized on the proposal of the Minister of Economy and Climate Protection, the environmentalist Robert Habeck, with the aim of massively accelerating the expansion of green electricity, from wind and solar sources, in Germany.
Adrian said that, especially in the case of solar power plants, there are still numerous bureaucratic requirements that hold back expansion. “This includes, for example, that the sharing of solar energy in industrial areas is hampered by legal regulations.”
“At the same time, companies are increasingly showing great interest in investing in renewable power plants or buying this electricity through direct supply contracts,” he added.
Companies would thus have the opportunity to protect themselves against rising electricity prices, he stressed. “The last few weeks have shown how important this is.”
Source: dpa
