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Sobriety and European solidarity: this is the call launched by the government at the end of the Energy Defense Council at the Élysée, Friday, September 2. The government wanted to be reassuring, notably by announcing that our gas stocks are 92% full.
Friday, September 2, Emmanuel Macron convened a Defense Council, Nope not military or medical, but energetic. Among the subjects discussed, that of gas: flows from the Russia have largely decreased, and European countries fear a total stoppage of gas deliveries from Moscow (Russia). On this subject, the government wants to be reassuring, and announces that it has anticipated the situation for several months. “We have secured our gas stocks, they are now 92% full”said Agnes Pannier-RunacherMinister for Energy Transition.
Then comes the problem of electricity: 32 of the 56 French nuclear reactors are currently shut down for corrosion or maintenance issues. But here again, the executive is confident: everything will be ready by winter. Agnes Pannier-Runacher indicated that French gas and electricity operators will make announcements by mid-September. Finally, France wishes to strengthen its gas exchanges with Germany and Spain.
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