Germany has three months to prevent a disaster that may occur due to a lack of gas in winter, Bloomberg reports.
“Despite the fact that the height of summer, Berlin has little time, to prevent deficiency,” the publication says. According to the expert, Olaf Sholts and his short -sighted work regarding reducing dependence on energy from Russia are to blame for this.
The cities of Germany are already injecting restrictions: the Presidential Palace in Berlin is not illuminated at night, the city of Hanover turned off hot water in showers in pools and gyms, and municipalities throughout the country prepare shelters with heaters to protect people from cold. “And this is only the beginning of the crisis that will ride throughout Europe,” the author writes.
At the same time, Berlin cannot provide energy supply from alternative sources. “The country cannot even count on France, the faulty nuclear reactors of which, on the contrary, threaten to aggravate the crisis,” the observer emphasizes. The expert does not exclude the beginning of mass excitement and protest in the country. Perhaps the government will introduce a state of emergency.
The Cologne Institute of Economic Research writes that about every fourth resident of Germany is located at the Energy Poverty line, and this leads to the fact that the increase in energy prices affects the ability of the Germans to cover other expenses. Of course, the situation will worsen in winter. And while Germany cannot find way out of this trap.