Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 23rd According to a report on the website of German weekly Der Spiegel on the 22nd, the German government plans to import natural gas — — Ensure that European energy security companies are nationalized to avoid bankruptcy.
The day before, the German government decided to turn the country’s largest Russian natural gas importer — — Unopene was nationalized to get rid of the financial difficulties caused by the Russian "supply cut-off" and deal with the growing energy crisis.
This is the city hall in Hanover, Germany, which was filmed on the evening of August 1st. In response to the energy shortage, many places in Germany have taken measures to save electricity. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Joachim Chersky)
Reuters reported on the 22nd, citing a spokesman of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs, that consultations on the future arrangement of European energy security companies are still going on. The company did not respond to media reports.
The European Energy Security Company was formerly known as Gazprom Germany Branch. After Gazprom gave up its ownership of the former this year, the Federal Network Agency, a German energy regulator, temporarily took it over in April.
According to Reuters, the German government nationalized Unipol, which means that it has provided at least 40 billion euros in aid funds for its three major companies that import natural gas from Russia, including the previous aid for European energy security companies. (Chen Lixi)