Germany’s government has underestimated the nation’s electricity needs over the coming decade withholes in recent forecasts likely to sink the country’s plans to slash emissions.That’s according to the government’s renewable energy unit that expects demand for electricity to rise20% by 2030 rather than decline steadily as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s economy ministry has forecast. Asa result, the share of green electricity in the power mix will likely sputter to 50%, below current levels andshort of the updated 65% target, the Dena agency said.“A real and new attempt to expand clean energy must have high priority,” Chairman Andreas Kuhlmannsaid in a Jan. 29 statement on the agency’s website.
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