diff --git a/config/create_scenarios.py b/config/create_scenarios.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: : 2017-2023 The PyPSA-Eur Authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+import itertools
+
+# Insert your config values that should be altered in the template.
+template = """
+scenario{scenario_number}:
+    sector:
+        carbon_: {config_value}
+
+    config_section2:
+        config_key2: {config_value2}
+"""
+
+# Define all possible combinations of config values.
+# This must define all config values that are used in the template.
+config_values = dict(config_values=["true", "false"], config_values2=[1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+
+combinations = [
+    dict(zip(config_values.keys(), values))
+    for values in itertools.product(*config_values.values())
+]
+
+# write the scenarios to a file
+filename = "scenarios.yaml"
+with open(filename, "w") as f:
+    for i, config in enumerate(combinations):
+        f.write(template.format(scenario_number=i, **config))
diff --git a/config/scenarios.yaml b/config/scenarios.yaml
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