Europe is on the alert amid fears of a complete cut-off of gas supplies from Russia. After more than four months of shock since the start of the military invasion of Ukraine, tensions are mounting amid fears that Russia will take advantage of a 10-day technical cut for maintenance work on the major Nord Stream I gas pipeline. Monday and decide not to open again.
The European Union has embarked on a strategy to gradually reduce its reliance on Russian gas and is creating a shield to lessen the impact of the Kremlin’s decision to turn off the tap. replenish their stocks gas to save consumption
Spain is doing its homework and already exceeding the storage levels set by the EU. The Community plan plans to have each country’s gas storages reach over 71% of their capacity by 1 August and 80% by 1 November. Three Spanish underground tanks currently store gas equivalent to more than 73% of their total capacityUp to about 25,900 gigawatt hours (GWh) were stored, according to records from Enagás, operator of the Spanish gas system.
In addition to the underground storage facilities, the Spanish gas system also has six operational regasification plants with the possibility of additional storage (thanks to which Spain concentrates 34% of the regasification capacity of all of Europe and 44% of the storage capacity of liquefied natural gas). gas, LNG, shipboard).
this six plants currently store more than 19,000 GWh of gas, equivalent to 84% of their capacity and the highest record of the last five summers. In total, Spain is currently Gas stored throughout the country to meet the consumption need for 40 daysAs confirmed by Enagás sources.
“Storage in Spain is key to approaching these times when Europe looks forward to the coming months with great calm,” he said on Tuesday. Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri, CEO of Enagás. “Spain fits in its storage obligations as an outstanding student”.
Given this situation, Enagás and the Government are in the “scarcity of nothing situation” in the case of Spain, in the midst of the energy crisis, where Spain is not at risk of supply security and other European countries are facing problems. “Europe is at a truly dramatic moment. Spain is not like that”, said the CEO of Enagás.