Germany - World Nuclear Performance Report

Germany closed its last three reactors – Neckarwestheim 2, Isar 2 and Emsland – in April 2023, a result of a political phase-out decision. In the last full calendar year of generation (2022) nuclear plants achieved a capacity
factor of 90%. 

Over the course of 62 years, nuclear plants in Germany supplied more than 5200 TWh of electricity, avoiding the emission of more than 4200 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared to coal-fired generation.

Germany still uses coal-fired power plants to meet around a quarter of its electricity needs. It has a phase-out date for coal-fired electricity generation of 2038, later than many of its European counterparts.

Nuclear electricity production by age of reactor