Germany to step up use of coal-fired power plants to fill UGS facilities

The German authorities have found a way to save gas and increase the rate of filling underground gas storages (UGS). They are going to achieve this by increasing the use of coal-fired power plants.

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“Gas consumption should be further reduced. Instead, more gas should be pumped into underground storage facilities, otherwise there will be a shortage in winter, ”the report of the German Ministry of Economy says.

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The head of the department, Robert Habek, in turn, emphasized the importance of implementing a set of necessary measures in order to fill the storage facilities to the maximum in summer and autumn.

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Earlier, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm called on companies around the world that produce oil and gas to increase energy production.