All publications by tag «GERMANY»
2022, June, 23, 12:05:00
GERMANY GAS PLAN
Germany, which relies on Russia for more than a third of its gas supplies, enacted the initial “early warning” phase at the end of March, when the Kremlin’s demands for payment in rubles prompted Germany to brace for a potential cutoff in supply.
2022, June, 22, 09:55:00
GERMANY'S GAS RECESSION
The EU relied on Russia for as much as 40% of its gas needs before the war - rising to 55% for Germany - leaving a huge gap to fill in an already tight global gas market.
2022, June, 22, 09:50:00
GERMANY NEED COAL
The plan includes increased reliance on coal-fired generation, an auction system to incentivise lower consumption in industry and €15bn in credit lines via the state-owned investment and development bank KfW for the country's gas market operators to fill gas storage facilities faster.
2022, June, 13, 14:40:00
GERMANY'S ENERGY SAVING
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party alliance agreed at the end of March to cut the levy on fuel for three months from June 1 by 30 euro cents per liter for gasoline and 14 cents for diesel, costing the government about 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in lost revenue.
2022, June, 10, 14:20:00
GERMANY NEED RUSSIAN ENERGY
Germany advised people to defrost their freezers regularly, change shower heads and switch office lighting to LEDs as the government tries to reduce a reliance on imported Russian energy that’s become a political liability.
2022, May, 23, 13:05:00
GERMANY, QATAR LNG DEVELOPMENT
The new pact, inked during a Qatari state visit to Germany, comes as Berlin looks to fast-track a number of new LNG import terminals to reduce its dependence on Russian gas imports.
2022, May, 23, 13:00:00
GERMAN LNG TERMINALS DEVELOPMENT
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has made it clear for all actors in Germany: diversification of gas imports is urgently needed.
2022, May, 20, 12:00:00
GERMANY NEED RUSSIAN GAS
German industry is particularly anxious about energy-intensive factories, such as glass, steel, food or drug manufacturing, as well as the chemicals sector, that provide many of the building blocks for industry.
2022, May, 18, 11:55:00
GERMANY AGAINST NUCLEAR POWER
Germany will phase out nuclear energy by 2022.
2022, May, 16, 12:05:00
GERMANY AGAINST RUSSIAN OIL
Russia’s share of German crude consumption has already declined to 12% from about 35% before the war in Ukraine, according to the Economy Ministry in Berlin.