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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Germany delays exit from nuclear power to offset energy shortfall

The Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Bavaria, seen from the air.
The Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Bavaria. Photograph: Jan Woitas/AP

Germany’s planned exit from nuclear power by the end of this year has been officially delayed in order to shore up energy supplies during an expected shortfall this winter, the economic minister, Robert Habeck, announced on Tuesday.

The decision follows a shortage in supplies of electricity coming from France due to the fact that more than half of its nuclear power stations are offline, Habeck told journalists in Berlin.

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