Habeck said it was “completely indisputable” Germany will need more gas-fired power plants as a “backup” solution in case supply from renewables isn't sufficient.

Nuclear accounted for 52% of Belgium's electricity generation in 2021 (compared to 40% in 2020) thanks to the high availability of the nuclear fleet,

Renewables accounted for 59% of Portugal's power consumption in 2021

Investment in nuclear power totalling around EUR500 billion (USD565 billion) by 2050 will be needed if the European Union’s goal of carbon neutrality is to be hit

The French government expects plans for new nuclear reactors should be submitted around 2023 with a target date of 2035-37 for the reactors to go online, Berangere Abba, Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological Transition, said during a parliamentary debate in the Senate on 6 January.

Germany will have just three nuclear power plants operating in 2022: Emsland (1406MW PWR) in Lower Saxony; Isar 2 (1485MW PWR) in Bavaria and Neckarwestheim 2 (1400MW PWR) in Baden-Württemberg.

The share of renewables in the power mix declined from 48% in 2020 to less than 43% in 2021, with 23% of wind, 9% of solar and 11% of biomass, hydropower and other renewables.

Overall, renewables accounted for nearly 47% of the country's power generation in 2021 (compared to 44% in 2020), with 23% of wind, 11% of hydro and 10% of solar.

The front-month wholesale Dutch gas price , which is the European benchmark, eased to 140 euros per megawatt hour on Thursday, down by 15%.

The CEEAG also feature dedicated sections for aid incentivising investments in flagship areas such as energy performance of buildings, and clean mobility, covering all transport modes.

Gas prices continued to soar Dec. 21 across the board with assessing TTF front-month at a record Eur180.30/MWh, up 23% on the days and also doubling since Dec. 6.

CO2 emissions from power generation thus rose by 13% in 2021, though remaining within the path of the Climate Protection Act.

Preliminary production figures for November 2021 show an average daily production of 1 999 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

The volume for solar capacity will be raised by 4,100 MW to around 6,050 MW in 2022 and the volume for onshore wind will be raised by 2,100 MW to around 5,000 MW.

Switzerland will made funding available for the development of charging infrastructure for electric cars, for the conversion of bus fleets to electric propulsion systems as well as for the coverage of risks related to the extension of thermal networks.