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Germany’s presidential palace in Berlin is no longer lit at night, the city of Hanover is turning off warm water in the showers of its pools and gyms, and municipalities across the country are preparing heating havens to keep people safe from the cold. And that’s just the beginning of …

German households will have to start paying an energy levy this fall, adding as much as 1,000 euros ($1,020) per year to the cost of living following Russia’s moves to squeeze gas deliveries. Starting in October, utilities will be able to pass along costs for offsetting missing Russian supplies. The …

Germany is thinking about delaying the shutdown of the country’s remaining three nuclear plants as Russia continues to reduce natural-gas supply to Europe’s top economy. “The economy minister has commissioned an intensified worst-case scenario calculation. Let’s have a look at that,” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, Bloomberg reported. …

During the temporary halt to Russian gas supplies via Nord Stream 1, gas flows to Germany were significantly reduced, putting further pressure on prices. The German government aims to fill storage to 95 percent of capacity by November. BERLIN, July 25 (Xinhua) — German gas supplies are solid again as …

The German government said Monday that a turbine at the centre of uncertainty about future gas deliveries through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was only supposed to be installed in September, underlining its insistence that there should be no technical obstacle to the gas flow. Meanwhile, Germany’s biggest …

Maintenance on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline may well persist beyond its scheduled end-date next week but will likely resume operations by the end of next month, analysts said on Wednesday. The key gas conduit – between Russia and Germany – began 10 days of annual maintenance on Monday, but …

Germany will stop buying Russian coal on 1 August and Russian oil on 31 December, Deputy Finance Minister Jörg Kukies said at a conference in Sydney, Reuters reported. Kukies said the key challenge going forward will be filling the huge gap that will remain when the European Union gives up …

The German Federal Network Agency informed about termination of gas pumping over the Nord Stream pipeline. “The Nord Stream is serviced by Gazprom since today. Therefore, gas flows over the Nord Stream are currently equal to 0%,” the German regulator said on Monday in its gas supply report. Pipeline maintenance …

Four floating storage and regasification units are planned for deployment offshore Germany along with two permanent onshore sites, with an emphasis upon the FSRUs to help secure near-term and medium-term gas supplies. The German government has earmarked 2.94 billion euros ($3.07 billion) for the projects, set to be developed by …

Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany‘s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases. Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller urged house and apartment owners to have their gas boilers and radiators checked …