The energy company Leag is accelerating the transition from coal production to green electricity from the sun and wind. To this end, it is pushing ahead with its plan for a gigafactory, which, according to Leag, will be used to safely supply four million households with ecological electricity in the future. According to the information, the construction of the first photovoltaic systems on a post-mining area near Jänschwalde is to start this year, with commissioning planned for 2024.
“We are very optimistic that we will be able to go online with the first giga-PV park in 2026,” said Leag CEO Thorsten Kramer of the German Press Agency. The addition of wind and PV systems with an installed capacity of 1000 megawatts by 2026 is the basis for converting the energy location.
“If the coal phase-out is brought forward in ten years, the company will only be predominantly active in the field of renewable and green energies,” said Kramer with conviction. He also sees politics on the train for these plans. For Lusatia, he would like the federal and state governments to support the project in order to promote structural development and the energy storage transition in Germany. The first thing investors asked about was green electricity, emphasized Kramer. “If that doesn’t exist, interested parties turn away immediately.” Faster approval of procedures is necessary.
The second largest electricity producer in Germany wants to set up the largest German center for renewable energies in Lusatia and realize it with an output of seven gigawatts by 2030 on the post-mining areas in the region. (dpa)
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