European Union: what is the plan of the community bloc to save energy?

The European Commission (EC) explores the possibility of asking Member States for plans to reduce electricity consumptionin line with the voluntary agreement to save 15% on gas, but Brussels wants to discuss with the countries before specifying any additional measures.

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“Emergency measures on electricity prices are being worked on. There could also be something about reducing electricity demand,” said the Commission’s Director General for Energy, in an appearance before the European Parliament’s Industry Committee, Mechthild Wörsdörfer.

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This possibility will be one of the issues that the energy ministers of the EU countries will address in the extraordinary council convened in Brussels on September 9, where the possibility of decoupling the price of gas from electricity will also be discussed with the capitals. or impose a maximum price on gas.

“Once we have the gas saving plan underway, of course electricity is another area that we could potentially consider. But it is a bit premature to say what the Commission is going to propose,” the Energy spokesman said at a press conference. Community Executive, Tim McPhie.

The gas saving plans that some Member States, such as Spain or Germany, are already implementing already include measures to reduce electricity consumption, for example street lighting, a circumstance that Wörsdörfer applauded.

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The European Commission is not yet considering specific dates to present a formal proposal on the “emergency mechanism” to limit the cost of gas in the formation of prices in the electricity market, as announced last Monday by the President of the Executive, Ursula von der Leyen, European sources noted.

EFE

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