Europe May Face Power Outages as Authorities Prepare for Winter Energy Crisis
European authorities are preparing for blackouts, as many residents are facing the prospect of a very cold winter.
The energy squeeze has put governments across the European Union (EU) on edge, as the severance of Russian natural gas supplies has exacerbated the energy shortage week by week.
The urgency has been made worse also by the fact that winter is coming.
Russian energy firm Gazprom’s move to suspend gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline at the end of last month highlighted the prospect of gas shortages to heat households and generate electricity.
Russia has gradually reduced flows of gas to the European Union (EU) in retaliation for Western nations imposing sanctions after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….