6 million households in the UK are at risk of power cuts in the winter due to lack of energy

According to The Times, the UK government has come up with this worst-case scenario regarding the prediction of severe gas shortages this winter in the event that Russia cuts more energy supplies to the European Union. Europe.

Restrictions may be imposed on industrial use of gas, including gas-fired power plants, causing power shortages. In addition, 6 million households will experience limited access to electricity (power cuts) possibly for a period lasting more than a month, mainly during the morning and evening peaks.

Worse scenarios are also reported, in which Russia completely cuts off gas supplies to the EU.

A spokesman for Britain’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy told the PA news agency that the UK “has no problem with gas or electricity supplies, and the Government is fully prepared”. for any scenario, even the extreme ones and very difficult to overcome.

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Thanks to a massive £90 billion investment in renewable energy over the past decade, we have one of the most diverse and reliable energy systems in the world. And unlike Europe, we are not dependent on Russian energy imports.”

Mr Kwasi Kwarteng, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has been in contact with owners of the country’s coal-fired power plants in Drax, Ratcliffe and West Burton about extending closures. scheduled for September.

A Government spokesman told PA that the request was made in the context of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine: “We have presented a range of options to further enhance security. energy and domestic supply, reducing costs in the long run.

While there is no shortage of supply, we may need to have the remaining coal plants ready to provide additional backup power next winter if needed. The UK remains firmly committed to ending the use of coal power by October 2024.”

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