Political standstill in Austria: Energy transition in danger!

Political standstill in Austria: Energy transition in danger!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The failed coalition negotiations in Austria throw a long shadow on the country's energy future. Barbara Schmidt, Secretary General of Austria's energy, warned of the consequences of political standstill. "In the short term, the failed coalition negotiations have no direct effects on energy supply in Austria, in the long term, and the standstill in politics has been slowed down in the long term," she emphasized. The e-economy faces urgent challenges that cannot be mastered without clear political directional decisions, such as ots.at reported.

The standstill has an impact on the final adoption of important laws. The delays in the Electricity Economic Act and the Renewable Expansion Gemnation Act are particularly serious. These legislative measures are crucial for the implementation of EU law and for the accelerated integration of renewable energies into the existing electricity grids. Schmidt asked the political decision -makers to immediately implement the negotiated laws: "Every year we lose, a year that we will lack in implementation".

energy future on the peak

Austria pursues ambitious climate and energy goals and the industry has prepared intensively for this in recent years. In order to achieve these goals, a massive expansion of renewable energies, the networks and the memory is required. The Reiner Lemoine Stiftung emphasizes that the energetic transformation not only from technological innovations, but also of clear and stable political framework. Missing decisions in legislation disturb this innovation process considerably and ultimately endanger the achievement of intermediate and long -term climate goals.