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Germany to reactivate coal power plants as Russia curbs gas flow

Parliament approves measures to use mothballed sites to produce electricity and preserve gas supplies

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Regulator urges Germans to prepare for possible gas shortage

Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy is calling on residents to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2022

Germany sees possible Russian 'blockade' of key gas pipeline

Germany’s vice chancellor says he suspects that Russia may not resume gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after planned maintenance work in July

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

Germany warns of possible gas rations as Russia reduces supplies

‘The reduction in gas supplies is an economic attack on us by Putin,’ says economy minister

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Germany moves closer to gas rationing as Russia chokes supplies

Economy minister says cut in deliveries is ‘economic attack on us by Putin’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

Germany Faces Gas Supply 'Crisis,' Declares Alarm Level

Germany activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies Thursday, saying the country faces a “crisis” and warning that storage targets for the winter are at risk due to dwindling deliveries from Russia. The government said the decision to raise the level to “alarm” follows…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 23, 2022

Germany faces gas supply 'crisis,' declares alarm level

Germany has activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies, saying the country faces a “crisis” and warning that storage targets for the winter are at risk due to dwindling deliveries from Russia

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

EXPLAINER: What's next after Russia reduced gas to Europe?

The war in Ukraine is fueling fears of a natural gas emergency in Europe

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Germany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries

The German government says it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia’s gas supplies

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Russia closing gas tap exposes French and German dependency on nuclear and coal

Fresh into a new mandate but without a parliamentary majority since legislative elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron will now have to hammer out an energy policy caught between the gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly vocal green movement. Germany faces similar problems.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2022