A year has passed after the start of the Russian invasion of #Ukraine🇺🇦
I debriefed the 🇪🇺 #energy ministers at our informal meeting today about the progress we have made to overcome the gas crisis & to phase out dependency from Russian fossil fuels.
And we have achieved a lot!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/KadriSimson/status/1630263231359987718
Russia is no longer the first gas supplier for Europe, replaced by Norway & the US.
Our LNG imports have increased from 80 bcm in 2021 to 135 bcm in 2022.
At the same time our Member States have cut gas demand by 19% between August & January & our gas storage remains high.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/KadriSimson/status/1630263233830330369
My message to the Ministers was clear: our policies worked, but the test is not over.
There is still a long fight ahead of us.
Demand reduction must continue, and we should use all tools at our disposal to secure a cost-effective storage refilling for next winter.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/KadriSimson/status/1630263235864674304
