In this case, we're taking offline an amount of nuclear power that exceeds the entire photovoltaic contribution to the French grid, and replacing it with power from a combined cycle plant in Germany. In turn, Germany is commissioning a new coal power plant, in part because of the increased French demand for electricity.
> In turn, Germany is commissioning a new coal power plant, in part because of the increased French demand for electricity.
The coal plant was actually commissioned in the early 2000s, construction started 2007, but finished only recently in May 2020 [0].
It was supposed to replace 3 older ones that already went offline back in 2014. As such it has literally nothing to do with the Fessenheim 2 closing, the article trying to spin it like that is quite misleading.
