The concern is: How secure is the supply of gas, oil and coal in Berlin in times of the Ukraine crisis? The IHK warned on Tuesday: “No company in Berlin may be forced to close due to energy shortages.”
Economic Senator Stephan Schwarz (56, independent) has set up a task force in his house: twelve experts, and the trend is growing. They not only have their sights set on energy supply, but also on industrial supply chains and food security.
The senator is currently giving the all-clear: “We are not in a crisis. We have no shortage of resources – neither of flour, by the way.”
The situation in Germany:
►Money: 50 percent from Russia, but supply contracts are currently being changed, for example at Vattenfall for two power plants. Schwarz: “We’re already in the exit scenario.” From August 11, there will be an import ban across the EU anyway.
►Crude oil: 35 percent came from Russia in 2021. The amount will be halved by the middle of the year and will probably drop to ten percent by summer 2024. In purely mathematical terms, 200 days could be bridged with reserves in the event of a failure.
One problem is the refinery in Schwedt, which gets its crude oil directly from Russia via a pipeline and supplies the capital with 95 percent of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and crude oil. A conversion is in progress via ports (Rostock, Gdansk) or by truck/train from the west.
also read
► Hardly anyone is more dependent on Russian natural gas than Berlin
► Do we really need the gas from Russia so urgently?
►Gas: 55 percent came from Russia in 2021, now 44 percent. The proportion could be reduced to 30 percent by the end of the year, and gradually to ten percent in the summer of 2024, according to the federal government. If there were a shortage, Berlin would not be able to distribute any quantities – that is exclusively a matter for the Federal Network Agency.
“But 80 percent of Berlin’s gas connections are protected by law. apartments and e.g. B. Clinics,” says Schwarz. The remaining connections belong to companies whose delivery takes place according to fixed priorities.
