whether Nord Stream 2 will go into operation or not, I have not read anything about that. Natural gas power is supposed to end by 2040, whatever "end" is supposed to mean.
Nord Stream 2 will come, that is as certain as amen in church. Especially since it is finally completed now.
[B]Without natural gas, the coal phase-out will not succeed, and that is what the traffic light coalition wants.[/B]
Old and new gas power plants are supposed to secure the energy supply after the coal and nuclear phase-out. That is what the coalition agreement states. The newly built
gas power plants are also to be suitable for operation with hydrogen. This is because hydrogen is to be produced on a large scale by offshore wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas by 2030.
But until green hydrogen production reaches that point, the gas power plants will run on natural gas. Which will continue to come from Russia. The coalition agreement does not explicitly mention Nord Stream 2. It is clear, however, that Germany is dependent on Russia in the energy transition. All the more so, the faster the traffic light coalition wants to phase out coal.