A shekara ta 2008, Jamus ita ce ta shida mafi yawan masu amfani da makamashi a duniya, kuma an shigo da kashi 60% na makamashin farko. A shekara ta 2014, tushen makamashi sune: man fetur (35.0%); kwal, ciki har da lignite (24.6%); iskar gas (20.5%); nukiliya (8.1%); hydro-electric da kuma sabuntawa (11.1%). Gwamnati da masana'antar makamashin nukiliya sun amince da su dakatar da dukkan tashoshin wutar lantarki ta hanyar 2021. Har ila yau, yana tilasta kiyaye makamashi, fasahohin kore, ayyukan rage fitarwa, da kuma nufin biyan bukatun wutar lantarki na kasar ta amfani da kashi 40% na sabuntawa ta hanyar 2020. Tambaya: Menene yawan kuzarin da aka shigo da Jamus a shekarar 2008?
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