Portugal insists on gas interconnection with France. Supply to central Europe is a problem next winter – Observer
The energy ministers of the European Union gathered this reflection on the future supply of energy, in the context of the conflict with Monday. According to the Portuguese minister, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, even the Central European countries most dependent on Russian gas indicate sufficient reserves for the coming months.
The fact that it is being a mild one and these countries will use the natural one to relieve pressure since spring is just a few weeks away. But the problem will arise next winter.
Hence, Portugal which is the connection between the terminals of the Peninsula and will reduce the tension of Russia from the terminals of the Peninsula Senos).
At stake is an investment of 330 euros that can be reconciled in the future for the transport of green spilled hydrogen. The meeting ministered that France, which in the past opposed this interconnection of the Environment interconnections the need to amend in its amendments its amendments.
“Portugal does not depend at all on the gas pipeline that comes from Russia, all that uses gas is LNG, which arrives in Sines and is re-gasified and used in our country. Three days ago, we had 80% gas reserves and today the number is certainly much higher”, as stated by “João Pedro Matos Fernandes.
Speaking Portuguese journalists in Brussels, reception of a session of the Council on Europe in the crisis in Ukraine, the schedule after a week of shipments Portugal, in energy situation for months with G, until the final situation, eight will arrive. Already questioned regarding restrictions on gas supply and assigned to Portugal, due to geographic availability restrictions, João Pedro Matos Fernandeslou that “the quantity and geopolitical availability […] today is not a concern” for the Government.
“If we are going to start with diesel, gasoline and crude oil, with public reserves of 90 days of supply, to which is added that of companies”, he said.
“It’s a matter of price. […]is immediate” and “prices instability”, but don’t look.
Equated by the government are credits, such as through the sectors most dependent on gas, such as textiles, glass, as well as consumers of Portuguese consumers and funds that work with the support of carbon taxes in the Environmental Fund, in a value of 150 million euros, added João Pedro Matos Fernandes.