Increased electrification in Germany will boost electricity demand

On February 21 local time, German Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck said that due to the increase in electrification, Germany's electricity demand will increase significantly, and it is expected that most of Germany's transportation, heating and industry will be used in the future. use electricity. "Electricity demand is projected to go from 550 TWh today (1 TWh is 1 billion kWh) to 700 to 750 TWh by 2030 and easily 1,000 TWh by 2045," Harbeck said.

According to the plan of the German Federal Government, by 2030, the proportion of renewable energy in power generation will increase to about 80%. Recently, according to statistics, this proportion is 44.6%. Habeck explained that the electricity market must be ready for this. The Climate Neutral Power Systems Platform should discuss further developments in electricity market design and develop concrete possible solutions.

On the 21st local time, German Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck said that due to the increase in electrification, Germany's electricity demand will increase significantly, and it is expected that most of Germany's transportation, heating and industry will use electricity in the future. . "Electricity demand is projected to go from 550 TWh today (1 TWh is 1 billion kWh) to 700 to 750 TWh by 2030 and easily 1,000 TWh by 2045," Harbeck said.

According to the plan of the German Federal Government, by 2030, the proportion of renewable energy in power generation will increase to about 80%. Recently, according to statistics, this proportion is 44.6%. Habeck explained that the electricity market must be ready for this. The Climate Neutral Power Systems Platform should discuss further developments in electricity market design and develop concrete possible solutions.