Estonian Prime Minister Kaja KallasHELSINKI, Jan 18 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that Russia is to blame for the rise in electricity prices in Europe.According to Kallas, high electricity prices are a concern for everyone, people are shocked by the bills, so it is necessary to understand the reasons for the price increase in order to find solutions.
Bloomberg: Europe may be left without gas in two months»Most of Europe uses natural gas as an energy source. At the same time, Russia has significantly reduced gas supplies to Europe. As a result, the wholesale price of natural gas quadrupled, or 400%. If Russia had increased gas supplies by 20%, the price would have fallen by half,» the prime minister said in a speech to parliamentarians on Tuesday. Kallas added that the shortage of electricity in Europe also arose due to the reduction of production capacity, the closure of old power plants, the high cost of building new ones, high prices for CO2 emission quotas and other reasons. In Ukraine, they complained about the advantage of RussiaThe prime minister believes that the transition to «green technologies» is important for solving problems. “Currently, the Estonian authorities are considering proposals for inland and offshore zones where wind energy equipment can be installed, the government has accelerated the analysis of the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in the country,” she said. Kallas also said that the problem of connecting renewable energy capacities must also be quickly resolved. to the network. «In order to receive cheaper electricity from the Nordic countries in Estonia, it is planned to install a third connection between Estonia and Finland by 2030, that is, the Estlink 3 sea cable,» she said.
