The results of gas " stress test ", presented by the EU Commissioner for energy issues Guenther Oettinger, extremely alarmed Europe, says Swiss.
in the so-called gas stress test was played two scenarios: what happens if Russia will block the pipelines running through Ukraine, and what happens if it completely stops the supply of gas to the European Union. The calculations showed that, unlike the " gas war " in 2009, the European countries are better prepared for this turn of events.
" Stress test " was supposed to be a six-month break in gas supplies from Russia - from September to February. This would mean that Europe will receive 9 billion cubic meters of fuel, which corresponds to 3% of annual consumption. It turned out that within the EU will suffer most of all 3 Baltic countries and Finland, which are 100% receive natural gas from Russia, writes the magazine.
According to Ettinger, the Europeans will not freeze even in an emergency situation, if you will cooperate and exchange gas reserves. In the most severe conditions will be Estonia.
The Commissioner also said that the European store under the land currently 90%full.
Despite such results of the " stress test " and that the first President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin that Russian side is to blame any problems with gas supplies to the European Union becomes, the results of the calculations alarmed Europeans., what if gas from Russia will cease to act in the country, the German government will have to declare a state of emergency. All savings available in the German gas storage will be consumed, and the industry will suffer severe damage.
in Finland, the parliamentary Committee urged the government to take urgent measures to increase energy self-sufficiency, and informs.
Finland must be able to increase its self-sufficiency in energy up to 50-60% of the total consumption in the next couple of decades, according to a parliamentary report.
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