President of France, Emmanuel Macronstated on Monday No need for new gas connections with Spain because existing ones are far from saturationadding the outline midcat pipeline not justified for energy or environmental reasons.
Macron said at a press conference on energy: Two gas pipelines currently connecting the two countries via the Basque Country and Navarra are “underused”, They have been used at a rate of 53% since February, and it was France that exported gas to Spain in August, and not vice versa.
Instead, he was in favor of “developing”. Electrical connections with SpainAfter meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about the energy situation in Europe, he drew attention to the export of energy produced from renewable sources to Europe.
He also acknowledged that: France Europe needs “solidarity with electricity” because more than half of the country’s nuclear reactors have been shut down for technical reasons.
Claimed to be in favor of Macron Reforming the European electricity market to set prices “consistently” “According to production prices,” he said at a press conference after a video conference on energy with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
He also said that France favors joint gas purchases at the European level and caps on gas prices. Russia exported to Europe via the gas pipeline.
Source: Informacion
