Poland’s largest electricity company, PGE, has asked EU regulators for more time to replace coal with gas in district heating systems, saying gas in Poland is now mostly supplied by countries other than Russia.
read more... 23/03/2022
The European Commission will table proposals on Wednesday (23 March) obliging EU countries to fill up their gas stores at least 90% before the next winter season and introduce a new certification scheme to prevent manipulation of gas storage by foreign operators.
read more... 22/03/2022
Germany’s Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck visited Qatar over the weekend in a bid to secure alternatives to Russian gas supplies, with little chance of immediate success in a country seen with suspicion in Germany for its human rights violations.
read more... 21/03/2022
A group of 102 lawmakers in the European Parliament have called on the European Commission to withdraw its proposal to include fossil gas in the EU’s green finance taxonomy, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has rendered the proposal obsolete.
read more... 18/03/2022
European Union countries should immediately start refilling their gas stores to prepare for next winter and provide a buffer against supply shocks, EU country leaders will say at a summit next week.
read more... 17/03/2022