Merkel urges speedier grid expansion after cabinet OKs reforms


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Jun 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference following talks with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said building more power transport lines remained a top priority to help bring down the cost of the country's energy transition and ensure the future growth of renewables moved in step with new infrastructure.

Merkel was speaking at energy industry group BDEW's annual congress after her cabinet approved reforms to Germany's law on subsidising renewable energy sources.

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