Germany Gas Crisis
Highlights
- Gas shortage in many countries including Germany
- Germans urged to save energy
- ‘Energy must be saved to prepare for winter’
Germany Gas Crisis: Russia cut gas supplies to European countries a few days ago. This has raised concerns about gas in Germany and some other countries, the world’s fourth largest economy. In view of this, people in Germany have now been asked to be prepared for the gas shortage.
The head of Germany’s energy regulatory agency on Saturday called on people to save energy and be prepared for gas shortages. He feared that Russia could cut natural gas supplies. He said that one should prepare for winter by saving energy, when the demand increases.
‘Gas consumption can be reduced by 10-15%’
Federal Network Agency President Klaus Müller urged home and apartment owners to check their gas boilers and radiators and focus on maximizing their efficiency. “With proper maintenance, gas consumption can be reduced by 10% to 15%,” he told German media group Funke Medinegroup. Should be used for 12 weeks.
Russia accused of economic attack over gas cuts
Earlier, Germany had accused Russia of launching an economic attack on natural gas cuts. Let us tell you that a dozen countries under the European Union (EU) are badly battling Russian gas cuts. Of these, 10 countries have issued warnings for consumers. This information was given by the EU’s head of environmental affairs, France Timmermans.
Russia refuses to use gas as a weapon
He had said that Russia was using gas as a weapon, while Russia denied it. Let us tell you that Russia had already stopped gas supply to Poland, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Denmark and Finland due to non-payment in rubles.
There was also a complaint of reduction in the pressure of the gas being supplied.
A few days ago, Russia cut the amount of gas supply to Europe through the Ny Stream One pipeline by 40 percent. After this, there was also a complaint of reduction in the pressure of the gas being supplied. This made it difficult for the gas to move forward.