Ekaterina Kolbikova, senior consultant at Vygon Consulting, estimated the likelihood of Germany refusing Russian gas, writes RIA News.
According to Kolbikova, in the medium term, the country is unlikely to be able to do this without building its own receiving terminal for liquefied natural gas. She noted that by the end of 2021, Russia supplied Germany with half of the gas it consumes – 51 billion cubic meters.
Kolbikova added that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s concern about possible difficulties with supplies from Russia could be related to the consequences of the military operation in Ukraine, which could lead to stoppages in gas supplies due to damage to transit infrastructure. The potential for reducing the share of Russian gas imports will mainly depend on the possibility of switching to the use of other energy sources – coal, oil products, renewable energy sources and the atom, the expert concluded.
Earlier, Scholz commented on the situation in Ukraine, relations between Russia and the West and said that Germany had begun to refuse Russian gas. He announced the start of Germany’s gas purchases bypassing Russia and stressed that the country is still receiving Russian blue fuel, oil and coal. By 2035, the authorities intend to meet all electricity needs using renewable sources.
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