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Katherina Reiche, Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie, CDU, Pressestatement zur aktuellen Lage, DEU, Berlin, 30.03.2026

April 22nd, 2026

Economy ministry: Katherina Reiche plans China visit

Katherina Reiche is planning her first trip to China as Germany’s economy minister. The visit would come at a sensitive moment.

By Manuel Liu

Feature | Minister of Economic Affairs (Germany)

April 9th, 2026

Fact check: How Germany’s economics minister distorts the numbers on the energy transition

In an op-ed in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Katherina Reiche expresses support for the energy transition while at the same time downplaying its achievements to date and emphasizing its high costs. However, several of the figures she cites are incorrect or misleading.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Windpark Borsum, bei Rhede, an der Autobahn A31, der Windpark wurde 2001in Betrieb genommen und 2024 repowerd, 13 alte Anlagen wurde abgebaut und mit 8 neuen Windenergieanlagen vom Typ Enercon E160 und einer Enercon E147, ersetzt, mit einer Gesamtleistung von fast 50 MW,

Feature | Energy transition

March 31st, 2026

Grid package: Reiche insists on redispatch reservation

For Economy Minister Reiche, “further uncoordinated expansion of renewables” is not an option. The renewable energy sector criticizes the controversial redispatch clause in the grid package, arguing that it hinders the wind power expansion planned in the German Climate Action Program.

By Kai Schöneberg

News | Renewable energies

March 17th, 2026

Energy Council: Reich’s dual-network strategy

In Brussels, Energy Minister Katherina Reiche is calling for the accelerated expansion of renewable energy grids. In Germany, however, her package does little to strengthen or expand the grid.

By Manuel Berkel

News | Energy transition

February 10th, 2026

German grid connections: Broad criticism of draft law

A draft bill from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has met with fierce criticism from industry associations, the Greens and the SPD. They fear that the proposal could severely restrict grid access for renewable energies and jeopardize investments.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

News | Energy transition

February 5th, 2026

Building Energy Act: Reform could violate the constitution

A new report warns that proposed amendments could have far-reaching consequences, arguing that a weakening of climate protections would not be legally sound.

By Marc Winkelmann

Katherina Reiche (CDU), Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie, trifft beim Saudi German Business Council Prinz Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud (r) Energieminister des Königreichs Saudi-Arabien und unterzeichnet die Memoranda of Understanding. Die Ministerin führt bei ihrer viertägigen Reise politische Gespräche in Riad und Dschidda.

News | Energiewende

February 4th, 2026

Wasserstoff: Wirtschaftsministerin beabsichtigt Import aus Saudi-Arabien

Beim Besuch von Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche verkündet der Ölstaat Pläne für den Export von günstigem grünem Wasserstoff. Diese „Energiebrücke“ soll eine Annäherung von Deutschland und Saudi-Arabien in Wirtschaft, Geo- und Klimapolitik erlauben.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Feature | Energy transition

February 3rd, 2026

Saudi Arabia: How green hydrogen from the desert is set to drive Germany’s energy transition

During a visit by German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche, the oil-rich kingdom unveiled plans to export low-cost green hydrogen. The proposed “energy bridge” is intended to bring Germany and Saudi Arabia closer together economically, geopolitically, and on climate policy.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Analyse | Energiewende

February 2nd, 2026

Saudi-Arabien: So soll grüner Wasserstoff aus der Wüste die deutsche Energiewende antreiben

Beim Besuch von Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche verkündet der Ölstaat Pläne für den Export von günstigem grünem Wasserstoff. Diese „Energiebrücke“ soll zentral für eine Annäherung von Deutschland und Saudi-Arabien in Wirtschaft, Geo- und Klimapolitik sein.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt

Feature | Gas-fired power plants

January 20th, 2026

Power plant strategy: Unanswered questions after agreement with the EU

Even after the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy announced last week that an agreement had been reached with the European Commission on Germany’s power plant strategy, many details are still unclear – such as how the project can be financed and legally justified.

By Malte Kreutzfeldt and Manuel Berkel