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The Czech state took the gas reservoirs of 13 companies
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Published: 23.08.2022. 07:35 | Updated: 23.08.2022. 07:35
Prague – The Czech Republic’s gas reserves will be enough for 11 months if the winter is similar to the average of previous years.
Czech Finance Minister Zby calculates that gas consumption will have to be reduced compared to the previous average, 15 years old Stanjustzter, as required by the European Union. Another portfolio,
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, it may be necessary to limit the gas consumption of Czech households.
According to the Czech Ministry of Finance, the expectation that the Czech Republic will not have problems with gas supply in the next 11 months is based on real foundations. If this winter is harsh, the country’s gas reserves may run out in the spring, but for now, no one considers the situation dramatic for the Czechs. If there were still a gas shortage in the country in the next period, it would mean that the Czech GDP would only rise by 3-4% this year, and around 4.5% next year, which is constant, as in the current forecasts. Czech Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura reckons that the gas storages in the Czech Republic will soon be full. On the other hand
They can expect as much liquefied gas from the Netherlands as can cover a third of the annual Czech consumption.
Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela did not rule out last week that if serious problems arise in the coming months, residential gas consumption should also be limited. According to the head of the ministry, the rumors that the government would make favorable decisions for industry over households in the event of a gas shortage are not true. Síkela said that in the event of a gas shortage, the cabinet will not give priority to industry over supplying households, but a situation may arise that will require public solidarity, i.e. limiting household consumption. The Czech government is preparing to help households due to extraordinarily high electricity prices. A cost-effective tariff system is introduced, and the state allocates 10 billion crowns (about HUF 165.5 billion) to subsidize household electricity bills.
According to the Minister of Industry and Trade, a situation may arise in the European market where all gas reserves are completely exhausted, so it is necessary to prepare for this eventuality as well. “In such a case, we will be forced to resort to restrictions: it would be appropriate if the protected consumers, i.e. the households, would also be in solidarity,” added Jozef Síkela.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade reported that the state took the unused gas storage capacities of 13 private companies.
The combined capacity of the gas storage facilities expropriated by the state is 261 million cubic meters, of which 242 million cubic meters are jointly owned by the Czech Moravia Gas Storage and the Russian Gazprom.
The state’s move was made possible by the energy law that was amended two months ago. According to one of the articles of the law, if the companies do not offer gas tanks, at least the minimum set by law, then they can be expropriated by the state.