Nord Stream 2: Pros and Cons
... commitment to increasing the share of nuclear energy its energy mix to 50 per cent . As such, the country could also benefit from an additional source of energy. cornerstonemag.net Paradoxically, Germany, the country that is most interested in seeing Nord Stream 2 come into being, faces the most obstacles to increasing the share of gas in its energy mix. 2015 figures show that 44 per cent of the country’s electricity was produced at coal-fired power plants. And after government initiative to introduce fees for using old power stations was nixed under heavy pressure from the coal lobby, it would seem that the situation is unlikely to change in the near future, especially given the ...