He assures that there is a good basis and believes that an agreement will be reached on Tuesday
European Union energy ministers are undergoing a litmus test on Tuesday, with the debate over the gas-saving proposal before a possible Russian court. The Vice-President and Minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, attends the meeting with optimism and hopes that an agreement will be reached at the initiative of the European Commission. “We want to send a clear message of unity and solidarity against Putin’s blackmail,” he assured when entering the Energy Council in Brussels.
Spain agrees with the document currently on the table that introduces flexibility in gas savings to adapt them to the situation of each Member State. “It is a delicate package. It does not fully satisfy everyone, but we are obliged to say yes,” emphasized Ribera. The country is one of the main gateways for liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the continent, which is why it proposes to increase its capacity to export this energy to the most vulnerable countries, such as the Baltic countries and those in Central Europe. . Europe.
With its maximum export capacity, Spain could contribute 7,000 million cubic meters of gas per year. Or what’s the same, it could supply 13% of the gas needed to fill Europe’s strategic reserves. These contributions will be made through the gas pipelines connecting the country to France, from methane tankers through the Barcelona-Livorno bridge and through the transfer of electricity to other European countries.
Spain is a ‘hub’ for LNG and that is, as Ribera stressed, the country’s main asset, and therefore calls for more flexibility in the gas saving rate – which the Commission has set at 15% for all countries – . “It’s about applying different solidarity measures, that there is flexibility so that each country can contribute in the best possible way,” he noted, adding that he believes that this reduction will be less than initially agreed by the European executive. power was established.
The European negotiating teams have been working against the clock since last week, when Brussels presented its energy emergency plan. In the case of Spain, Ribera has emphasized that “there is no supply problem”, but has appealed to the “individual responsibility” of households.
Source: La Verdad
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