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In order to secure the energy supply energy transport should temporarily have priority on rail. The Federal Government laid this down today in an ordinance drawn up by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection BMWK together with the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport BMDV . The aim is to ensure the operation of power plants refineries and power grids.Minister Robert Habeck We want to free ourselves from the shackles of Russian energy imports as quickly as possible. For the time being this means that we must also replace Russian gas in the power sector with thermal coal and mineral oil. In order to ensure security of supply we also have to change the delivery routes. This requires very demanding logistics which makes it necessary to prioritize energy transport by rail.dr Volker Wissing Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Securing the supply of the power plants and thus ensuring the energy supply of the citizens is an extremely demanding task. Due to the low water inland shipping can only transport reduced loads and the important railway lines are already overloaded in some cases or at least heavily used even without additional energy transport. We must therefore prioritize transports in a considered and careful manner. This is not an easy decision because when in doubt it means that other trains will have to wait in these cases. It is all the more important to create clear rules today before the energy requirement and thus the demand for energy transport increases in autumn and winter.DB Netz AG will also adjust the conditions of use of the rail network in the short term in order to prioritize mineral oil and coal transports at the scheduling level i.e. in the operational processing of the trains. With the ordinance the preference for mineral oil and coal transports can also be prioritized at the train path allocation level in the future.The background to the ordinance is the energy crisis caused by Russias war of aggression against Ukraine which violates international law. This has resulted in fundamental changes in the German energy system. Germany is working on becoming independent of Russian energy sources coal gas and oil and on diversifying supplies. Supply chains and routes have been and are being changed accordingly.The ordinance is based on the amended Energy Security Act Section 30 and is limited to six months. It stipulates that the transport of energy sources by rail and the rail-bound transport of large transformers should have priority when using the rail network if the safe and reliable operation of the electricity supply is at risk and if the operation of refineries and mineral oil supply is at risk. This involves transporting oil and oil products as well as solid liquid and gaseous fuels. Large transformers are core elements for energy supply networks which because of their size can only be transported by rail. If transformers fail or are destroyed they can be replaced or repaired quickly .A quick repair is necessary to ensure the safety and reliability of the electricity supply system.The intervention in rail transport should be kept as low as possible in order to be able to continue to transport other types of goods according to requirements and to avoid cancellations or delays in passenger transport as far as possible. Prioritization takes place within a clearly defined energy corridor network. This is based on the transport requirements of the energy and mineral oil industry e.g. from the port to the power plant. Should it be necessary to restrict other rail traffic a tiered prioritization procedure is planned to ensure operational priority for energy carrier transport and large transformers. Compensation is based on the Energy Security Act.In order to ensure a stable energy supply and due to existing capacity bottlenecks with rolling stock it may also be necessary to use freight wagons that no longer meet the applicable noise protection standards. The provisions of the Rail Noise Protection Act are therefore excluded from application in this special exceptional case.The regulatory authority is the Federal Network Agency. It verifies that the prioriti
