Sweden is counting on the long-term use of nuclear power, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said during talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Stockholm, news service Tagesschau reported.
Germany is also considering extending the life of the nuclear power plant. The German reactors will reportedly be subjected to a stress test soon to determine to what extent they can continue to operate. At the same time, there are no plans to build new power plants in Sweden.
Germany also looks forward to partnerships with other states. For example, it significantly increased gas exports from Norway. Norwegian gas currently covers about 30% of Germany’s energy needs.
The day before, during his visit to Norway, the German chancellor said that his country plans to cooperate even more closely with Norway, especially in renewable energy sources.
In turn, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also assured Germany that his country would remain a “stable” supplier. However, Støre stressed that Norway is already supplying gas to Germany at its capacity limit.
On Monday, August 15, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Oslo for high-level talks with the prime ministers of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.