Germany Has Three Months to Save Itself From a Winter Gas Crisis

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Germany’s presidential palace in Berlin is no longer lit at night, the city of Hanover is turning off warm water in the showers of its pools and gyms, and municipalities across the country are preparing heating havens to keep people safe from the cold. And that’s just the beginning of a crisis that will ripple across Europe.

It might still be the height of summer, but Germany has little time to lose to avert an energy shortage this winter that would be unprecedented for a developed nation. Much of Europe is feeling the strain from Russia’s squeeze on natural gas deliveries, yet no other country is as exposed as the region’s biggest economy, where nearly half the homes rely on the fuel for heating.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s administration has been slow to address Germany’s vulnerability, only recently laying out targets to cut demand as efforts to secure alternative supplies fall short. With Moscow continuing to tighten deliveries and France struggling to export electricity to its neighbors, little respite is expected and the risks go beyond this winter.

“The challenges we’re facing are enormous and they affect significant areas of the economy and society,” Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and economy minister, said after unveiling a plan to pass on cost increases from energy companies to consumers. “But we are a strong country and a strong democracy. These are good prerequisites for overcoming this crisis.”

The Kremlin is likely to keep vital gas flows to Europe at minimal levels as long as the standoff over Ukraine continues, according to people familiar with the leadership’s thinking. That means shortages for the region will likely persist, with gas prices for every year through 2025 having already hit a record this year.

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One Comment

  1. Just Me August 4, 2022 at 10:05

    The article doesn’t say that Nord 2 is ready and waiting to be certified to put into use, it doesn’t mention the sanctions put in place by the EU, and America, has drastically slowed down, possibly eliminated, availability of maintenance parts, and it doesn’t mention anything about the responsibilities of European governments in bringing these problems onto themselves…..
    Obama’s color revolution and slo joe’s shake down set this in place and we are just following the natural progression of that idiot’s policies..
    Putin is protecting Russian interests, it would be refreshing to have a leader here in America that does the same for us.

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