According to calculations by E-Control, the import share of Russian gas at the beginning of the war was 79 percent in February this year, according to a release by the Ministry of Climate Protection. Austria managed to replace gas supplies from Russia. Austria has booked line capacities of 40 terawatt hours (TWh) to Germany and Italy. This enabled Austria to obtain gas from Norway, liquid gas and, to a lesser extent, gas from North Africa and Central Asia.
“We have taken a big step away from being dependent on Russian gas. I would like to thank everyone who helped make this possible – the energy suppliers who have tried to find new supplier countries and all the people who are saving energy at home.” , explained Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens), but: “We have not yet reached the end of the road, we are only really free when we can completely do without Russian gas. We are working hard on this every day”.
The Ministry of Climate Protection refers to www.energie.gv.at with extensive information on the subject of energy, which is updated monthly.
Source: Nachrichten
