Urbantschitsch said:
- How long can Austria hold out if Russia cuts the lines overnight?
- Filling levels roughly correspond to the time of year
- The current goal should be to fill the gas storage tanks so that there is enough fuel for next winter
- In Austria, gas is used to heat one million households and also to provide electricity
- The main goal is to keep power sources (power plants) running, otherwise, there may be power outages
He added:
- Now this should be a goal both at the European and national level
Urbantschitsch said:
- Now new long-term contracts can be signed with other gas suppliers, such as Algeria, Azerbaijan or Norway
- I am sure that then the situation with prices will normalize
He said:
- This is a reserve equal to one month's consumption, which can be used in the event of a crisis
- Germany has set itself the goal of becoming completely independent of Russian gas within 2 years
- Can this be successful in Austria as well?
- I think that this is unrealistic
- Renewable energy sources already provide 80 % of electricity generation and the target is to be achieved 100 % by 2030