Italian government considers emergency energy savings plan
An emergency energy saving plan, which the Italian government is considering in the event of a cessation of gas supplies from Russia, envisages suspensions in industrial production, with the deadline being 30 days: from December to February, RIA Novosti reports
According to the newspaper il Messaggero, such a plan is being studied by Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani against the backdrop of a Europe-wide cut in gas consumption by 15 percent.
Savings parameters are considered in the manufacturing sector through a survey of industry representatives and analysis carried out by the Confindustria National Association of Italian Industrialists. Thus, two scenarios are being studied: the cessation of Russian gas supplies from the beginning of next month or from the beginning of January 2023.
In the first case, the volume of blue fuel will be reduced by 6.45bn cubic metres, which, taking into account the measures taken to save money, will lead to a deficit of 1.15bn cubic metres. Such a scenario would trigger a forced reduction in consumption and a transition to rationing that would take 31 days for the industry.
