BRUSSELS, June 28 — A “serious disruption” to the European Union’s gas supplies from Russia is likely, the bloc’s energy chief said on Monday as she urged countries to update their contingency plans for supply shocks and use other fuels where possible to conserve gas.
“We have done much important work to be prepared for this. But now is the time to step it up,” she said. The EU plan will identify measures to reduce gas demand and identify critical sectors where reducing gas demand could disrupt supply chains, Simson said. Earlier on Monday she had said citizens, who are classed as “protected consumers” of gas under EU rules, would be shielded from any curbs on gas use.
Russia has denied the cuts are premeditated, and attributed the sharp drop in deliveries through its Nord Stream 1 pipeline this month to problems with equipment.
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