The work of the interconnector between the UK and Belgium, where gas supply is carried out between countries, was temporarily suspended until 8 March 2023. The cause was a hardware failure caused by the cold weather in the area, informs The Bloomberg agency cites data from Interconnector Ltd.
“Export via a major pipeline that brings natural gas from the UK to mainland Europe via Belgium has been halted due to equipment failure due to the cold weather in the region. The late shutdown of the canal’s export capacity on Saturday is expected to last until 8 March.
At the same time, this pipeline became an important channel for the delivery of natural fuels to the EU, after a sharp decrease in the supply of raw materials from Russia due to international sanctions. At the same time, the UK cut off gas exports to the region before the interconnection failed, amid increased domestic demand in the UK due to the cold at the end of February.
5 March European Gas Infrastructure Operators Association Analysts (European Gas Infrastructure, GIE) sent According to the data, the European Union (EU) countries exceeded the winter with record gas reserves in underground storage facilities (UGS). They were more than 60 percent full at the beginning of March, double the value at the end of February 2021.