Although lacking in detail, the proposals – contained in outline reforms of Germany’s Renewable Energies Act (EEG) – were immediately criticised by the country’s renewables industry as well as state premiers from Gabriel’s own Social Democratic Party (SPD).
That means there is likely to be months of horse-trading before the reforms are brought before parliament in April. The plans will be discussed at a cabinet meeting of Germany’s recently-formed Coalition government on Wednesday and Thursday.
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