Stories from Lubmin · Germany

A gas power plant in Lubmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, will be donated to Ukraine. The facility previously utilized Russian natural gas until 2022. The operating company stated that all attempts to sell the power plant have failed. Operations at the plant were suspended following the cessation of gas deliveries via the Nordstream pipeline. The plant is now intended to be provided to a Ukrainian power plant operator as part of humanitarian aid. Germany plans to donate a gas plant in Lubmin to Ukraine because no economically viable alternatives were found, according to the responsible See for Energie-GMBH. The donation has caused concern in Lubmin, with Mayor [Name Not Provided] stating the move could be politically instrumentalized. The German Oceanographic Museum and Greenpeace have criticized the actions of the transport district, citing stress to marine mammals.