“The government will try with unprecedented speed to build LNG terminals and pipelines on the northern German coast. My goal is to not let anyone humiliate us!” Mr. Soltz stated emphatically.
“We will not allow anyone to humiliate us!” stressed Chancellor Olaf Solz, referring to the possibility of a shortage of natural gas in the near future if Russia cuts off the supply and assured that “ensuring a stable supply of natural gas is currently the absolute priority of the government’, so that there is no need to limit the use of natural gas by industry and households.
“Our ambitious goals can only be achieved with great speed. We need to become more independent in terms of supply chains and energy supply” said Mr Solz from the International Crafts Fair in Munich, promising that the government is doing everything to ensure the industry’s gas sufficiency, despite supply problems from Russia, while at the same time promoting the development of energy carbon neutral supply.
“The government will move with unprecedented speed to build liquefied natural gas terminals and pipelines on the northern German coast. My goal is to not let anyone humiliate us!” stated Mr. Soltz emphatically.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the chancellor had a meeting with the heads of the German Chamber of Industry, the German Chamber of Commerce, the Association of German Industries and the Employers’ Association. According to Handelsblatt, the heads of the four leading associations of the German economy called for a drastic reduction in planning and approval time for infrastructure, buildings and technical systems, stressing that “the ambitious goals for climate protection and the transition to the digital age remain with the unattainable at today’s rates”. However, they expressed their confidence in the efforts made by the federal government.
Referring to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Olaf Solz reiterated: “We have decided that in our time we will no longer allow one country to seize a part of another country or the whole country. What is happening now does not just threaten peace, but has dramatic consequences around the world.”
Next Monday, the German-Russian natural gas pipeline will be shut down for scheduled maintenance work, which usually lasts about ten days. The German government has repeatedly expressed its concern about the possibility that after the completion of the work it will not be put back into operation on the Russian side.
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