Overview
- On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs announced it will not deliver the report that had been due on August 15.
- The ministry told dpa it will wait for this year’s electricity capacity auction results and carry out further analyses before publishing the assessment.
- Government planning referenced in the delayed report calls for about 11 gigawatts of new gas-fired plants to be online by the end of 2031, with an intent to convert them to run on hydrogen by 2045.
- The Kohleverstromungsbeendigungsgesetz requires the federal government to assess effects on supply security and electricity prices at fixed points, which is why the timing and completeness of the report matter.
- The postponement could extend decisions on plant procurement and approvals, keeps near-term emissions from new gas capacity under public scrutiny, and has drawn reporting from dpa, Spiegel and Welt as officials prepare updated analyses.