Germany Blows Up €3 Billion Coal Power Plant — Climate Comes First
Moorburg in Hamburg once powered the entire city, but was demolished for the sake of the "green transition." One of the charges failed to detonate.
In Hamburg, one of Europe’s most modern coal power plants — Moorburg, with a capacity of 1,654 megawatts — has been partially demolished. The €3 billion facility was taken out of operation and partly destroyed as part of Germany’s climate strategy to phase out coal.
The plant had supplied power to the entire metropolis, but was deemed “incompatible with long-term goals” amid Germany’s shift toward renewable energy.
During the demolition, an incident occurred: of two boiler houses, only one was successfully destroyed, while the other remained standing due to a failure in one of the explosive charges. Currently, 600 kilograms of explosives remain in its basement, and experts are working to ensure the site’s safety.
Construction of the plant was completed in 2015. Just five years later, despite its high efficiency and compliance with environmental standards, authorities decided to shut Moorburg down as part of the national decarbonization plan.
The decision sparked widespread debate. Experts called the destruction of state-of-the-art energy infrastructure irrational amid energy shortages and growing dependence on gas and imports.
Nevertheless, Berlin reaffirms its commitment to the climate goals set out in the European Green Deal, including the complete phase-out of coal power by 2030.
Security around the undetonated explosives is currently being maintained, and access to the site is restricted. A decision on a second demolition attempt will be made soon.
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