勃兰登堡州总理迪特马尔·沃伊德克周二表示，德国计划扩建燃气发电厂将推高电费，并加剧对工业竞争力的担忧。
Brandenburg Premier Dietmar Woidke said Tuesday that Germany’s planned expansion of gas-fired power plants will drive up electricity bills and deepen concerns about industrial competitiveness.
据《世界报》报道，沃伊德克在柏林举行的《政客》杂志“竞争力德国峰会”上表示：“这对电价来说是个相当坏的消息，因为建设燃气发电厂将导致电价上涨。”
“This is rather bad news for the electricity price, because the price of electricity will rise due to the construction of the gas-fired power plants,” Woidke told Politico’s Competitive Germany Summit in Berlin, according to the Welt newspaper.
即使电厂每年仅运行几小时，运营商也将因保持产能待命而获得补偿。这些款项将从2031年起通过向电力用户征收附加费来筹措。
Operators will receive compensation for keeping capacity available, even if plants run for a few hours annually. Payments will be financed through a levy on electricity customers beginning in 2031.
沃伊德克称，临时性电价补贴无法为高耗能产业的投资提供足够的确定性。
Woidke said temporary electricity subsidies offered insufficient certainty for investment in energy-intensive industries.
德国联邦网络局在其首轮长期电力产能招标中授予了11份合同，其中6份授予了Leag公司。
Germany’s Federal Network Agency awarded 11 contracts in its first tender for long-term electricity capacity, including six to Leag.
经济部长凯瑟琳·赖歇对结果表示欢迎，称41份投标、总计近12吉瓦的产能显示出投资者浓厚的兴趣。
Economy Minister Katherina Reiche welcomed the results, saying 41 bids totaling almost 12 gigawatts demonstrated strong investor interest.
她说：“我们正将电厂战略从规划阶段推向实施阶段，从而为安全且负担得起的电力供应奠定基础。”
“We are moving the power plant strategy from the planning stage to implementation, thereby creating the basis for a secure and affordable electricity supply,” she said.
这些电厂将在风能和太阳能发电不足时提供备用电力，支持德国计划在2038年前淘汰燃煤发电。
The plants will provide backup when wind and solar generation is insufficient, supporting Germany’s planned coal phaseout by 2038.