German power grid operator does not expect blackouts this winter
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German power transmission grid operator Amprion has said that it does not expect blackouts this winter despite 鈥渁n extremely tense supply situation鈥 caused by the current energy crisis. Even the results in a worst-case scenario assumed in the country鈥檚 recent 鈥渟tress test鈥 have shown that an power blackout in the sense of 鈥渁n uncontrolled large-scale collapse of the grid鈥 at least in a large part of continental Europe is unlikely, . However, the grid operator says it could not rule out so-called 鈥渓oad shortages鈥 in Germany, where the available electricity cannot cover the projected demand. To prevent this, gird operators would 鈥 in a worst-case scenario 鈥 disconnect consumers from the grid in a certain region and for a limited period of time. 鈥淭ransmission system operators like Amprion thus prevent a blackout by deciding, as a last resort, that companies and private households will be switched off for a short time and then switched back on,鈥 Amprion says.
The energy crisis in Europe, which has been exacerbated by the fallout of Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, has caused worries across the continent about supply security for gas and electricity especially during the coming winter, when demand is high particularly for heating energy. Major challenges include reduced natural gas deliveries from Russia, uncertainties regarding the operational readiness of France鈥檚 nuclear power plant fleet, and difficulties regarding plans to bring German coal plants back online. Germany's economy ministry in early September decided that two of the countries remaining nuclear power plants will not be decommissioned at the end of the year but be put in an emergency reserve until mid-April as a backup to stabilise the grid in southern Germany if necessary.聽