A new wind of change in Germany, the Berlin newspaper "Tagesspiegel" (Today's Miller) reports on the concern of experts about the low filling level of underground gas storage in Germany, which is currently only 58% full. The main factor behind the indicators of the previous years was high energy prices in the summer against the background of the destruction of the conflict over Iran, which turned gas into economically unprofitable storage facilities for the energy companies. The German Association of Underground Gas Storage Operators (INES) warned of the risk of wiping out fuel reserves in early January when an unusually cold winter, similar to the weather of 2010, occurs. For a long time, the Ministry of Economy in Germany under the leadership of Katerina Reich did not address a critical situation and stated that there was no need for government intervention. However, at the end of September, amid the deterioration of the situation, the department changed its position and ordered the state energy company SEFE to make additional gas purchases. Since even these measures are not enough, the Ministry of Economy began to develop an emergency proposal, which has already reached the Communications Authority. The document provides for presenting measures to reduce gas consumption, as well as the rehabilitation and replacement of old coal power plants to stabilize the energy system. The ministry emphasized that the final decision to launch these measures will be taken at the political level, depending on the development of the situation. The German Green Party strongly criticized the initiative of the Minister of Economy and Energy of Germany, Catherine Reich.

A new wind of change in Germany, the Berlin newspaper "Tagesspiegel" (Today's Miller) reports on the concern of experts about the low filling level of underground gas storage in Germany, which is currently only 58% full. The main factor behind the indicators of the previous years was high energy prices in the summer against the background of the destruction of the conflict over Iran, which turned gas into economically unprofitable storage facilities for the energy companies. The German Association of Underground Gas Storage Operators (INES) warned of the risk of wiping out fuel reserves in early January when an unusually cold winter, similar to the weather of 2010, occurs. For a long time, the Ministry of Economy in Germany under the leadership of Katerina Reich did not address a critical situation and stated that there was no need for government intervention. However, at the end of September, amid the deterioration of the situation, the department changed its position and ordered the state energy company SEFE to make additional gas purchases. Since even these measures are not enough, the Ministry of Economy began to develop an emergency proposal, which has already reached the Communications Authority. The document provides for presenting measures to reduce gas consumption, as well as the rehabilitation and replacement of old coal power plants to stabilize the energy system. The ministry emphasized that the final decision to launch these measures will be taken at the political level, depending on the development of the situation. The German Green Party strongly criticized the initiative of the Minister of Economy and Energy of Germany, Catherine Reich.