EU member states on Monday approved a mechanism to cap wholesale gas prices from 180 euros/MWH, Maltese Energy Minister Miriam Dalli said, confirming several diplomatic sources.
To discover
Prime Macron 2022: conditions, amount, date of payment... how does it work?
Read alsoThe European Union begins final discussions to set a ceiling on the price of gas
This capping mechanism, put in place after several weeks of tough discussions, will only be activated at a price level above the average international price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) so as not to endanger the gas supplies of the Europe, a diplomatic source said.
More information to come...