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Germany to announce winners of first gas power plant tender
Germany’s energy regulator is due to name winners of the first tender for new gas power plants on Tuesday.
The plants are meant to provide electricity during periods when wind and solar power are weak, as Germany moves away from coal.
The European Commission has approved state support for up to 11 gigawatts of flexible power capacity by 2031.
The first tender, held in September, offered 4.5 gigawatts, and another 4.5 gigawatts is planned for December.
The delay matters because new plants are needed to support the planned coal exit in the Rhineland mining region, and companies such as Uniper are counting on the business.
There is also concern that Daniel Křetínský’s Czech company LEAG could gain an advantage, but the winners have not yet been announced.
Germany’s Federal Network Agency is due to announce the winners of the first tender for new gas-fired power plants on Tuesday morning.
The first tender round, held in September, offered 4.5 gigawatts of capacity.
A further 4.5 gigawatts is planned for the end of December, with another tender for 2 gigawatts scheduled for 2027.
The European Commission has approved state support for up to 11 gigawatts of flexible power plants by 2031.
The article says delays in building new gas plants could threaten plans for a coal exit in the Rhineland region in the early 2030s.
- Who
- The Federal Network Agency is due to announce the tender winners. The applicants are not identified in the available article text.
- What
- Germany is set to announce winners of its first tender for new gas-fired power plants.
- When
- Tuesday morning, the day after the article was published on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- The plants are intended to provide electricity during periods of low renewable power generation and support security of supply.
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Germany held the first tender round, offering 4.5 gigawatts of capacity.
The Federal Network Agency is due to announce who receives the awards.
A further tender round of 4.5 gigawatts is planned.
A tender for an additional 2 gigawatts is planned, with room for technologies such as battery storage.
- First tender round
- 4.5 gigawatts
- Further tender
- 4.5 gigawatts planned for the end of December
- 2027 tender
- 2 gigawatts
- European Commission approval
- Up to 11 gigawatts of flexible power plants by 2031
- Coal exit at risk
- Rhineland region, early 2030s
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