After a decades-long dispute which had divided Germany, the country has finally decided that on Saturday (April 15), it will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations and there has been a range of reactions.

Explained | Germany to end its decades-old nuclear power era. What now?

As the power crisis looms in Germany following sanctions on Russian gas, Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday announced to keep three of its remaining nuclear power plants in operation at least until mid-April.

Amid looming power crunch, Germany decides to extend operations of remaining 3 nuclear plants

Germany has shut down half of its six nuclear power plants, kickstarting its 11-year plan to phase out the use of atomic power. Under Germany’s energy transition policy, the nuclear plants in the Gundremmingen, Brokdorf, and Grohnde were decommissioned on December 31, 2021, after three-and-a-half decades of operation, as the European country shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Germany pulls the plug on 3 of six nuclear power plants, remaining to be shut by 2022-end

The Philippsburg plant in southwest Germany with 150-meter long towers was brought down at 6 am on Wednesday morning. It was earlier a nuclear reactor, with three beeps an explosion was set off, and the towers were brought down signifying the collapse of an outdated energy source.

Germany demolishes nuclear plant towers for a greener tomorrow