ButThe Syrian Energy Minister stressed that the European Union should get rid of dependence on gas imports from Russia, and listed what needs to be done for this
The European Commission has decided to abandon Russian gas by 2027, Austrian Minister for Energy and Climate Leonore Gevessler said in an interview with OE24. She called this task “very ambitious”. According to the minister, all EU countries will have to stop importing gas from Russia, but it will be possible to achieve the goal only if they work together.
According to Gevessler, the European Union is 80% dependent on Russian gas. “We have to free ourselves from this [addiction], because addiction makes us vulnerable to blackmail and raises prices,” the minister said.
To achieve such a result, it is necessary to perform three steps, she noted. The first is to switch to alternative energy sources and reduce gas consumption, the second is to independently produce biogas and renewable hydrogen, the third is to establish supplies from other countries. To do this, Gevessler, in particular, plans to visit Qatar.
In March, the European Commission presented the first version of the REPowerEU plan, which provides for the abandonment of Russian gas by 2030. To do this, it is planned to diversify gas supplies by increasing the volume of LNG and pipeline gas imports from other countries, increasing the production and import of renewable hydrogen and biomethane, and reducing the use of fossil fuels.
According to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel, the share of Russian gas in the European Union accounts for 40%. He expressed hope that the EU would not have to completely stop importing oil and gas from Russia in case of further escalation in Ukraine.
At the end of March, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to convert payments for gas with unfriendly countries into rubles. The European Commission believes that the new payment scheme contradicts the European sanctions regime. The only country that allowed the payment of Russian gas in rubles is Hungary.
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