and gas by two-thirds this year and completely over five years through alternative sources, wind and solar, and conservation., adapting to energy that is more expensive but also more integrated among member states, said Simone Tagliapietra, an energy expert and research fellow at the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.
EU policymakers argue that while Eastern European members are some of the most dependent on Russian gas, the size of their markets makes the problem manageable. Bulgaria imported 90% of its gas from Russia but only consumes 3 billion cubic meters each year — thirty times less than lead consumer Germany, according to 2020 data from Eurostat, the EU statistics agency.
As many as eight additional interconnectors could be built in eastern Europe, reaching as far as Ukraine and Austria. Receiving specialized parts and moving personnel after construction got underway in early 2020 soon became increasingly difficult, said Antonis Mitzalis, executive director of the Greek contractor AVAX that oversaw the project.
Crank up US production!
Side note, these kind of projrcts need years to develop, to get permits, to build, and its almost finished... Somebody said proxy war 👀 To much coincidences.
Cheaper or ?
supports digging and renigging
Just think we could use free energy from the sun if we just built the infrastructure but there is no long term profits in that now is there.
If NATO membership (for Russia) negotiations began, would Putin agree to a ceasefire?
They never foresaw a problem of entering into an agreement with Putin, of all people, over a widely-needed essential product?
Good news for Bulgaria
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