Government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann has pointed out that from a German point of view, the technical reasons put forward by Gazprom are “apologies”. “What there is is a power play and we are not going to be impressed by it,” he assured.
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The German government has accused Russia to manipulate the flow of gas as part of a “power game”. The government spokesperson Christiane Hoffman has confirmed that the gas stock has been reduced to 20% today and added that by doing so, Gazprom is violating its contracts.
At a regular press conference in Berlin, Hoffmann pointed out that from a German point of view, the technical reasons put forward by Gazprom “apologies” and there is nothing that actually hinders the gas flow.
“What there is is a power play and we are not going to be impressed by it,” he assured. The spokeswoman also underlined that the turbine that has been repaired in Canada, and which Moscow believes is needed to restore supply through the gas pipeline, is “ready” to be delivered and installed.
“The decisive factor is that Gazprom is using it as an excuse not to supply gas,” Hoffmann emphasized.
‘What there is is a power play and we don’t let that impress us’
The Russian gas giant Gazprom this Wednesday proceeded to the creation of a new reduction, now up to 20%, of the gas deliveries from the Nord Stream 1. The Russian energy company argues that this reduction in the supply to Germany comes from the shutdown of a turbinebut the European Union believes that this is due to: political reasons related to the war in Ukraine and sanctions.
In this regard, Gazprom announced this week that it reduce to 33 million cubic meters per day the supply of gas to Germany due to the shutdown of a turbine due to its technical condition. So far, Russia has supplied only 40% of its usual gas, pending the return of one of its Siemens turbines, which had been blocked in Canada due to sanctions from Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine and is on its way back.
The whole process has been hampered by demands from Gazprom, which say the documentation provided by Canada and Germany does not eliminate the risks associated with sanctions and “raises additional questions”; especially those relating to the future repair of other turbines.
In mid-June, Gazprom reduced its gas supply capacity by 33% to 67 million cubic meters per day, also due to the need to shut down a turbine for repairs, and in July it stopped pumping for “scheduled maintenance work”.
After a 10-day hiatus ending on July 21, Nord Stream began operating at 40% capacity, which means has been halved.
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