Natural gas from Russia has stopped flowing to the Baltic countries – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, said the chairman of the system operator Conexus Baltic Grid.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have not received Russian gas since April 1. This was announced on Latvian radio by the chairman of the board of operator of the natural gas system JSC Conexus Baltic Grid (Conexus) Uldis Bariss, reports Interfax.
“If there are still doubts as to whether Russia’s supplies will be counted, then these events clearly show that from the point of view of reliability, it is really no longer possible to rely on them. From the point of view of security energy of the state, certainly needed to solve the issue of building a second LNG terminal – the faster the better, “said Bariss.
Bariss said the gas is delivered by two suppliers – the Klaipeda liquefied natural gas terminal and the Inčukalns underground gas storage. Ultimately, according to him, atypically a lot of gas for this period – 7.6 terawatt -hours. This is almost as much as Latvia and Lithuania eating together during the winter months. Therefore, there is no reason to worry in the coming months.
This year, the Inčukalns gas storage facility started the injection season on February 26, earlier than usual, to secure gas reserves.
On the eve of Lithuania, the first of the EU countries, completely stopped importing gas from the Russian Federation.
The GTS operator estimated the timing of Europe’s decline in gas from the Russian Federation
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Source: korrespondent
