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Romania has more natural gas stocks than requested by the European Commission, Energy Minister Virgil Popescu has said, giving assurances there will be no problems with the gas supply this winter. Romania’s natural gas stocks account for more than 1.8 billion cubic meters, the minister has also said, explaining that this means the target has already been reached before the deadline in fall.
Virgil Popescu: “The pace of building natural gas stocks is high. The target on August 1st was 46% and on September 1st was 57%. We already are at 59.48%, so we exceed the figure for September. In my opinion, on November 1st, we will have over 80% natural gas, which will get us through winter. Romanians should not fear any shortages this winter.”
According to Virgil Popescu, the Energy Ministry is working on a plan to reduce gas consumption by 15%, as recommended by the European Commission, but there are no reasons for this cut yet. However, minister Popes