Countries are also considering their own energy decisions. According to the Minister of Economic Affairs Lintilä, Finland is still considering giving up peat.
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In several EU countries are considering whether recent decisions to change the direction of energy production are in line with security of supply.
Discussions are under way in Germany and Belgium, among others, where decisions have been taken to abandon nuclear power. It is possible that additional time will be taken for these decisions.
In Finland, a similar discussion can begin with peat. Minister for Economic Affairs attends emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Monday Mika Lintilä (center) says the matter is certainly being considered.
“I have asked the Finnish Center for Security of Supply for calculations of what could be the amount that could be increased next summer so that Finland’s security of supply can be secured.”
According to the government’s program, the energy use of peat will be halved by 2030.
However, several power plants have abandoned it prematurely and switched from CO2-emitting peat to other fuels, such as wood chips, which have also been imported from Russia.
The burning of peat is no longer profitable due to, among other things, the increase in the price of emission rights.
Lintilä After the meeting, the member states reviewed Ukraine’s energy supply and also the energy situation in each member state.
Ukraine has provided the EU with a list of fuels in short supply, and member states were ready to take action. It is not yet known whether this will be done through joint procurement or in some other way. According to Lintilä, the countries were very unanimous that support for Ukraine can be found.
According to Lintilä, Russia seems to have focused on energy infrastructure in its military operations in Ukraine.
According to him, there is no acute energy concern in Finland. Finland has five months of security of supply, says Lintilä.
“Gas has been somewhat restricted on the Russian side.”
Gas accounts for about five percent of Finland’s total energy needs, while in many Central European countries the dependence is much greater.
Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson Prior to the meeting, he stated that he intended to request emergency synchronization of the EU electricity grid with the Ukrainian grid, ie the connection of Ukraine to the European electricity grid.
According to Lintilä, member states support this.
“It was quite clear that Ukraine would get involved.”
Until now, Ukraine has been on the same electricity grid as Russia during the Soviet era. Ukraine’s transition to the Central European network has been prepared for years.
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