Steffen Kotre, a member of the Bundestag from the Alternative for Germany group and a member of parliament’s energy and climate protection committee, said Germany was paying much more for its current gas supply than it was paying for Russia’s blue fuel. TASS.
“Russian gas is profitable and environmentally friendly; This cannot be said about existing resources, primarily liquefied gas from the USA. “Germany pays three to four times more for these materials,” he said.
He stated that gas produced from the United States through fracking does not meet German environmental standards.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz statedHe said that his country replaced half of its gas imports from Russia with sources from other countries.
Before that, Bloomberg, citing a statement by the German Association of Gas Storage Operators (INES), said: reportedIt is stated that Germany will face gas shortage until the beginning of 2027.
Previously reportedHe said Germany would bring back coal-fired thermal power plants due to energy shortages.