Forget Putin, EU energy hopes hinge on a mild winter 27.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 27, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • In May, Brussels already set a storage target in response to Russian gas cutoffs and the energy crisis.
  • Germany is in a rush to build two new LNG terminals to eventually receive up to 12.5 bcm a year, equivalent to about 13% of the country’s gas consumption in 2021.
  • In the most likely scenario, about 75% of France’s nuclear capacity is expected to be available in January, meaning a significant amount of electricity will have to be imported.