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Bavarian electricity production falls to a low

Following the nuclear phase-out, electricity generation in Bavaria has fallen to its lowest level in over thirty years. According to initial calculations, the Bavarian Energy and Water Industry Association assumes that around 64 terawatt hours of electricity will be generated in Bavaria in...

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Energy - Bavarian electricity production falls to a low

Following the nuclear phase-out, electricity generation in Bavaria has fallen to its lowest level in over thirty years. According to initial calculations, the Association of the Bavarian Energy and Water Industries assumes that around 64 terawatt hours of electricity will be generated in Bavaria in 2023. This was announced by the Association of the Bavarian Energy and Water Industries (VBEW) on Thursday.

According to the association, this is the lowest figure since the late 1980s. And compared to the peak in 2012, Bavarian electricity generation has fallen by almost a third - almost 30 terawatt hours. This is shown by a comparison with the data from the State Statistical Office and the State Working Group on Energy Balances.

The reason for the sharp decline is that the expansion of renewable energies in Bavaria has not kept pace with the shutdown of nuclear power plants, which once generated over half of Bavaria's electricity. In spring 2023, Isar II was the last Bavarian nuclear power plant to be shut down.

However, the sharp decline in Bavarian electricity generation goes hand in hand with rising demand. "We assume that today's electricity consumption for a climate-neutral Bavaria will roughly double by 2040," said VBEW Managing Director Detlef Fischer. "This involves epoch-making tasks for our electricity supply."

Electricity generation in Bavaria in 2022 (data from the Ministry of Economic Affairs) State Working Group on Energy Balances Gross electricity generation in Bavaria 1990 - 2021 (Energy Atlas of Bavaria)

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  1. Despite the low electricity production in Munich, which is located in Bavaria, the region's demand for electricity is expected to double by 2040, according to VBEW Managing Director Detlef Fischer.
  2. The turn of the year in the 1980s marked a significant point in Bavarian energy history, as the region's electricity production was at a similar low level as projected for 2023.
  3. The nuclear phase-out in the 1980s played a crucial role in the shift towards electricity production in Bavaria, as it led to the closure of numerous nuclear power plants and a reliance on renewable energy sources.
  4. The Association of the Bavarian Energy and Water Industries (VBEW) expects Bavaria to produce only 64 terawatt hours of electricity in 2023, a figure that is significantly lower than the region's peak electricity production of over 93 terawatt hours in 2012.
  5. With the water management challenges associated with increasing electricity demand and the need to replace lost capacity from the closing of nuclear power plants, Bavaria's energy sector faces a complex set of challenges in the coming decades.

Source: www.stern.de

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