Overview

• Economics Minister Daniel Keller said the conference will align large, energy-intensive firms on legally compliant decarbonization routes that preserve competitiveness.
• The state will launch a formal Industry Alliance to institutionalize collaboration on digitalization, demographic change and decarbonization.
• From 2026 the federal government’s cut to the electricity tax for manufacturing will become permanent relief for key industrial sectors.
• Brandenburg will support municipalities with planning costs and funding instruments to accelerate land availability for new industrial sites.
• The move comes as Germany’s GDP slipped in the second quarter and the steel, automotive and supplier industries in Brandenburg face prolonged economic challenges.