Austria has presented an emergency plan to reduce its reliance on Russian gas over potential supply cuts from Moscow as tensions soar over the war in Ukraine.
This was made known by the Energy and Climate Action Minister, Leonore Gewessler.
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According to him, the measures will strongly reduce their dependence on Russian gas. Under the plan, the country aims to reduce the share of gas it consumes from Russia from 80 to 70 percent of the total.
Gewessler said it was “no longer acceptable” for Gazprom’s subsidiary, GSA, to not stock up.
Other suppliers will have access to the facilities “if Gazprom does nothing”, Gewessler added. “It is absolutely justified.”