The East German lignite company Leag will initially only receive €1.2 billion in compensation for the agreed coal phase-out instead of the €1.75 billion promised by the German government. This sum is intended to cover the additional costs that will be 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 additional costs of renaturalizing the opencast mines, while a further €600 million is to be used to provide social security for existing employees. This was announced by Minister Robert Habeck and Leag CEO Thorsten Kramer on Tuesday.