In Switzerland, where traditionally a lot of electricity has to be imported in the winter from neighboring countries Germany and France, which are also not fully drawing their energy this year, preparations are being made for the major electricity shortage. The government has presented a multi-stage escalation plan against the blackout, which includes strict austerity measures and bans. You hope you don’t need it.
In 2021, Switzerland, whose many hydroelectric plants do not generate as much electricity in winter as in summer, had to import about 5.7 billion kilowatt-hours. But the suppliers themselves are faced with bottlenecks. The Swiss Federal Council has therefore presented a four-stage escalation plan. The drastic cuts should prevent worse – namely closures of large consumers or entire regions.
Source: Krone
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