A worker at a compressor station in France. File photoPARIS, Sep 2There will be no shortage of gas in France this winter, said the head of the French energy company Engie, Catherine MacGregor, noting that the consumption of blue fuel in the country has already decreased by 4%-5%. «We are quite calm about the gas situation in France. Nevertheless, , we note that the energy system of Europe, including France, is under pressure… A priori, we will not face a shortage of gas this winter, but only if we do not need much more of it, given a very cold winter, or if other ways of generating electricity than gas will be weak,» McGregor said on RTL radio.In Germany, they demanded to dismantle Nord Stream 2. She added that today French gas storage facilities are 93% full. Earlier this week, Gazprom announced that it was suspending Engie supplies due to non-payment of July gas in full. Gazprom's deliveries to the French energy company had already declined in July to 1.5 TWh per month, or 4% of total deliveries, Figaro reported, citing the corporation's communiqué. This summer, the French government launched an «energy sobriety» program to reduce electricity consumption by 10% until 2024 to avoid its shortage in the coming winter. on gas, the head of Engie noted that gas consumption in the country against the backdrop of government calls to reduce energy consumption has already decreased by 4% -5%, even before the official introduction of restrictive measures. Earlier, French media reported that the wholesale price of electricity in France will reach a record high in 2023 high level, exceeding the mark of 1 thousand euros per megawatt-hour — this is 1000% more than a year earlier. On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a meeting defense and national security due to the energy situation with Prime Minister Elisabeth Born, Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Energy Transformation Minister Agnès Pannier-Runachet.
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