Germany at risk of gas shortages as consumption cutting target missed
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from on (#66RCW)
Country has scrambled to open up new sources of energy since start of Ukraine war
Germany is saving less gas than necessary to rule out shortages this winter, the head of the German grid agency has said, as the country missed its crucial target of a 20% cut in consumption last week amid dropping temperatures.
Germany, which used to draw about half of its natural gas needs from Russia before the start of the Ukraine war, has scrambled to open up new sources of energy during the last ten months.
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