TCT-FC-GERMAN-COAL · Energy
Germany was opening coal power plants all over the country
Claim summary
Germany was opening coal power plants all over the country
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2025-04-08; occurrence documented in the linked FactCheck.org report.
What the evidence shows
Some old plants temporarily returned during the 2022 energy emergency, then closed again in 2024. That did not establish the broad new coal expansion described.
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