Germany plans to transfer Russian energy infrastructure to Ukraine – Die Welt
Berlin has decided to transfer to Ukraine a gas infrastructure facility that has remained unused since the shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline and has not been sold.
This is reported in an article in the newspaper Die Welt.
Germany plans to transfer to Ukraine a decommissioned gas-fired power plant in Lubmin, which previously served the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The facility lost its economic viability after Russian gas supplies were halted and has not found a buyer.
The company confirmed that the facility is being considered as humanitarian aid for Ukraine. “The power plant will be provided to the Ukrainian power plant operator on a self-pickup basis as part of humanitarian aid,” Sefe stated.
They emphasized that this decision is economically justified for the company. According to them, transferring the plant will not result in losses compared to the option of dismantling it and selling the equipment for scrap. “At the same time, this transaction helps support Ukraine’s energy infrastructure,” the company added.
The facility in question is an 84-MW gas-fired power plant that previously provided process heat during the injection of Russian gas into the German network. After gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 were halted in September 2022, its operation became unprofitable. By 2023, the facility had been completely shut down.
Subsequently, the owners attempted to find a buyer for the plant, but without success. Due to the lack of other local heat consumers, the facility effectively remained without a functional purpose.
The decision to transfer the power plant to Ukraine has already sparked a political reaction within Germany. In particular, Nikolaus Kramer, a representative of the far-right and pro-Russian party “Alternative for Germany” in the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, criticized this move. He called the decision to transfer a “fully functional combined heat and power plant” to Ukraine “absurd.”
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