The German lignite company Leag will initially only receive 1.2 billion euros in compensation for the agreed coal phase-out instead of the 1.75 billion euros promised by the German government. This sum is intended to cover the additional costs incurred in any case as a result of the legally agreed phase-out of coal-fired power generation. 600 million of this is to cover the extra costs of renaturalizing the opencast mines, while an additional 600 million is to be used to provide social security for existing employees. This was announced by Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Leag CEO Thorsten Kramer on Tuesday.