What percent of Germany’s annual energy demand does the country have to import? And is it true that Germany imports nuclear power from abroad due to a lack of other energy sources?
Because Germany has only relatively few energy resources, much of its energy supply must be covered by imported energy. This applies in particular to crude oil, nearly 100 percent of which comes from foreign sources, as well as natural gas, 80 percent of which has to be imported. Hard coal must also increasingly be imported in larger quantities. Lignite and renewable energies are, on the other hand, produced almost exclusively domestically. (Source: Federal Ministry of Economics Website) Germany is totally dependent on uranium imports for nuclear energy. (Source: Federal Ministry for the Environment Website) Germany produces surplus power and can even export it. In 2008, Germany had a power export surplus of 22.5 billion kWh, which was even higher than in the previous year (approx. 19 billion kWh). (Source: www.ag-energiebilanzen.
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