World News | Scholz Orders 3 German Nuclear Plants to Run Until Mid-April
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered ministers to prepare to keep all of Germany's three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April to fend off a possible energy crunch.
Berlin, Oct 17 (AP) Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered ministers to prepare to keep all of Germany's three remaining nuclear plants running until mid-April to fend off a possible energy crunch.
Scholz's office said the German leader announced the decision Monday in a letter to the Cabinet.
The move overrides the views of two coalition partners who had been locked in a bitter debate over the issue.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck of the environmentalist Greens had argued that only two should continue operating beyond the scheduled shutdown on Dec 31.
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Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats had suggested all three could continue operating beyond April. (AP)
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