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Germany’s Bnetza Sees Potential in UK-Germany Gas Deal

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Germany’s network agency Bnetza is keen to talk to the UK about a solidarity agreement to support each other if a 2022/23 winter period was to create supply shortages, Klaus Mueller, head of Bnetza, told the Guardian.

  • “The experience of the last few weeks has also shown us that the size of the gas network also matters. The larger the network, the easier to adjust temporary deficits”, Klaus Mueller said.
  • While the UK has left the European solidarity mechanism, amid Brexit, a new agreement could help support each other in the event of shortages.
  • “Legally, Great Britain has left European solidarity mechanisms, but the pipelines between the countries are still there”, he added.

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