Germany also turned to a resistance economy

According to the International Economic Group of Fars News Agency, citing Rashatoudi, Klaus Müller, the head of Germany’s Federal Regulator of Gas and Electricity Networks, said that Germans should reduce energy consumption by at least 20% to avoid gas shortages in the coming winter.

The head of the Federal Grid Agency said: “Consumers should reduce their consumption by at least 20%. There is now a risk of gas shortages in December.”

Müller said: Germany should also reduce its gas exports to neighboring countries by 20% and import 10 to 15 gigawatt hours of gas to prevent gas shortages. “If we don’t save a lot and get extra gas, we’re going to be in trouble,” Mueller said.

His statements are made while Russia’s Gazprom has reduced the flow of gas to Germany through the Nord Stream pipeline to 20%, and the reason for that is technical and turbine issues, which in recent weeks, after repairs, due to related sanctions. With Ukraine, it has not been able to receive it from Canada.

Mueller has previously suggested that Russia could use the turbine problem as an opportunity to completely cut off gas to Germany, which would allow the country to save as much gas as possible in case it runs into gas shortages in the future.

* 95% gas storage program in Germany

Germany last month raised its gas storage targets for next fall to 75 percent by Sept. 1, 85 percent by Oct. 1 and 95 percent by Nov. 1.

Berlin also introduced energy-saving measures that would prioritize households in the event of gas shortages. However, Mueller said this does not mean that households are free to use excessive heating.

This official stated that the only way to overcome the current problems of gas shortage in Germany is storage and reduction of household and industrial consumption, which the country will have to continue using nuclear power plants for energy production in the coming months.
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