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    Germany agrees subsidy plans for hydrogen-ready gas power plants

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Germany's ruling coalition has agreed plans to subsidise hydrogen-ready gas power plants as part of a scheme to close gaps in wind and solar energy supply, the economy ministry said on Monday.

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Germany agrees subsidy plans for hydrogen-ready gas power plants

- Germany's ruling coalition has agreed plans to subsidise hydrogen-ready gas power plants as part of a scheme to close gaps in wind and solar energy supply, the economy ministry said on Monday.

The tender process for four hydrogen-ready gas power plants with total capacity of up to 10 gigawatts (GW) would take place soon, the ministry said, without specifying a date.

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It said hydrogen transition plans for the plants should be drawn up by 2032 in order to be fully switched to hydrogen between 2035 and 2040. 

(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa, editing by Kirsti Knolle)