Is Putin turning off the gas tap in Germany?
And what to do if the raw material is missing for a long time?
The BDI President has clear ideas.
Berlin - The Federation of German Industries (BDI) is calling for the supply of natural gas to be reorganized in the event of a shortage.
"The current prioritization rules in a gas shortage were created for a short-term interruption of individual lines," said BDI President Siegfried Russwurm on Monday of the
German Press Agency
in Berlin.
“Politicians in Berlin and Brussels must create new regulations for the tough new energy reality.
This has to hold all parts of society accountable according to their ability to perform.”
Gas stop: BDI President expects “long-term gas shortage”
Russwurm expects Germany to face “a long-term gas shortage”.
Now “every kilowatt hour of gas and electricity saved counts,” he said.
"In addition to companies, municipalities and countries, private consumers must become part of the massive energy saving campaign."
Prioritization is the order in which private households and companies receive natural gas in the event of an acute shortage.
According to the applicable EU regulation and the German emergency plan for gas, certain consumer groups should be supplied with gas until the very end if possible.
These protected consumers include private households, social facilities such as hospitals and gas-fired power plants that also supply households with heat.
Industry expects clear starting signal for auctions
According to Russwurm, Germany “should not stare like a rabbit at the snake when preparing for all conceivable scenarios after the end of the revision of Nord Stream 1”.
The industry expects "a clear starting signal for auctions in the summer" for companies that can make unused gas volumes available.
Also, authorities should allow companies to switch from gas to other fuels with quick and easy permits.
Since Monday, July 11, gas has stopped flowing through Nord Stream 1, the main pipeline for natural gas from Russia.
Gas transport was interrupted for annual maintenance work on the Baltic Sea pipeline.
The work is scheduled to last until July 21.
In Germany, however, there is concern that the pipeline will not be put back into operation.
Nord Stream: Supply in Europe dependent on serviced turbine
A Nord Stream compressor turbine serviced in Canada is soon to be returned to the Portovaya compressor station via Germany.
It was not clarified where the turbine was and when it will be installed.
The manufacturer Siemens Energy did not want to provide any information on the current situation on Monday.
It remains the case that "our goal is to transport the turbine to its place of use as quickly as possible," it said on request in Munich.
The Russian energy company Gazprom announced on Saturday that "the reliable operation of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and the supply of European consumers depend on the turbine".
(dpa)
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