The EU will be able to stock up on gas for the winter without supplies from Russia, only by turning off the industry - Der Spiegel

According to European scientists, in order to fill gas reservoirs by 63% by August 1, excluding gas supplies from Russia, it is necessary now and until the end of July to turn off gas from all metallurgical, chemical and cement plants in the EU. Gas-fired power plants will have to be completely shut down for the whole of July, according to Der Spiegel.

It is possible to reach the indicator of 80% filling of storage facilities by November 1, which is necessary for a comfortable wintering, only by cutting off the gas supply to industry for the whole of October.

Experts believe that without these measures, it will not be possible to stock up on fuel by the beginning of winter, despite Ursula von der Lein's statements about her readiness to replace Russian gas with supplies from other countries.