If the supply of electricity this winter is the subject of all fears, it is not the case for gas, according to the Energy Regulation Commission (CRE).
“
We are not worried about gas, there is no reason for us to have difficulties with gas this winter
,” said the president of the energy policeman, Emmanuelle Wargon, on France 2 this Thursday. morning.
On the one hand because the storages are full, she confirmed.
"
We managed to fill our storage to 100%, to within a few fractions of a percentage
", declared Emmanuelle Wargon, specifying that they represented approximately "
a quarter of our annual consumption
".
The former Minister of Housing also stressed that “
LNG (liquefied natural gas) continues to arrive at our LNG terminals
”.
“
We are exporting it to Germany right now
,” she pointed out.
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Regarding the price of gas, if the regulated price will increase by 15% next January as part of the “
tariff shield
”, Emmanuelle Wargon does not rule out an extension of this consumer protection system throughout 2023. “
For the moment, the price is at +15% from the beginning of the year until June, and that can be maintained all year round
,” she indicated.
"
It will be a government decision that will be taken in the summer depending on the evolution of gas prices
," she said.
The CRE will then make, as it is used to, proposals for changing the tariffs.
“
It is too early to say how we will position
ourselves,” said Emmanuelle Wargon, indicating only that the commission will offer “
something bearable
” for consumers.
