German parliament to pass last-minute energy law reforms ahead of snap election
Germany's parliament is set to pass a package of energy laws after the minority government of the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens found agreements with the conservative opposition CDU/CSU. The parties agreed on reforms to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) to address too much solar feed-in at peak times, and future funding for biogas and combined heat and power generation plants, Tagesspiegel Background reported. The laws are set to pass this week, at the last full plenary week ahead of the snap election on 23 February.
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