Gas.

The European Commission is proposing a plan to reduce gas consumption in all Member States by 15% from 1 August to next spring. The proposal comes as the Union faces the risk of further disruptions in the supply of Russian gas. The European plan focuses on replacing gas with other fuels and on general energy savings in all sectors. The new regulation would give the Commission the possibility to declare, after consulting the Member States, a „Union alert” on supply security, imposing a mandatory reduction in gas demands for all Member States. The alert may be triggered when there is a substantial risk of a severe gas shortage or an exceptionally high gas demand. To this end, Member States should update their national contingency plans by the end of September.

Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International