Denmark will spend over 120 billion kroner to build between six and eight nuclear power reactors within the next 10-15 years. This is according to Liberal Alliance chairman Alex Vanopslagh, who talks about an "energy policy election promise" in an interview with Berlingske.
- We are not against wind or solar - they are cheap forms of energy. But they are unstable and make us dependent on others, Vanopslagh tells the newspaper.
According to the Liberal Alliance, the nuclear power project will be financed by taking support from the current offshore wind tender, the Jutland hydrogen pipeline, which will be used to transport hydrogen between Esbjerg and Germany, and the Bornholm energy island. This amounts to 55 billion kroner, eight billion kroner and 61 billion kroner respectively.
All three projects should be dropped because, according to the Liberal Alliance, they do not provide the most cheap and green energy for the money.
Just a month ago - at the beginning of February - a broad political majority in the Danish Parliament reached an agreement on the Bornholm Energy Island. Bornholm Energy Island will provide green electricity to both Denmark and Germany and will function as a hub for offshore wind.
Germany will contribute 70 percent of the support for offshore wind, while Denmark will contribute the remaining 30 percent.
Will reduce dependence on others with nuclear power
The Liberal Alliance's desire to establish nuclear power plants is linked - in addition to the desire for stable, green energy - to the geopolitical situation.
Denmark must be able to cover its own energy needs to a greater extent than before, the party believes. The risk of being dependent on others is that energy can be used as a means of power pressure, it says.
In addition to introducing nuclear power, the Liberal Alliance will permanently lower Danish taxes on electricity to the EU's minimum tax rate. This will be financed with six billion kroner, which the outgoing government has set aside annually to lower food VAT from 2028.
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