Pass the candle. (East Germany's energy crunch) From: The Economist (US) | Date: June 23, 1990 | COPYRIGHT 1990 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BONN ALTHUGH East Germany may be on the road to an economic miracle, in the meantime it faces an energy debacle. East Germans cheering the coming of hard Dmarks as part of German economic and monetary union on july 1st are set to freeze through even-worse-than-usual power cuts during the next winter or two.

For decades East Germany has relied on dirty brown coal to provide 70% of its primary energy needs and 85% of its electricity. Environmental problems were brushed asid...

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