were cut out almost in some cases completely of the supply of gas from russia. so now they re getting it from other sources. and i think reserves are at the moment around 70% of what it should be, the normal. trying to build them up before the winter hits? before the winter hits. so we are getting there but the situation is very dire. in france for instance, it has a lot of nuclear energy. nuclear power stations are now closed down, they are in maintenance because, well, they were not sufficiently maintained during the pandemic. and of course drought conditions, heat waves and so on do not help for the maintenance of those energy. so it has been very, very, very busy. even for the italian government, which was simultaneously collapsing as it was trying to work out this deal. yes. because of course the situation is very, very dire for italian voters. the dilemma that we have in britain for many families, eating or heating.
he is having to rethink those pledges now. germany s last three remaining nuclear power stations, he said, only provide electricity, and only a small amount. nevertheless, it could make sense to keep them going. it would be a huge political compromise. one of those plants is in bavaria, and provides 12% of the region s electricity. it s due to be decommissioned at the end of the year. in the nearby town of landshut, they re painfully aware that germany doesn t yet have enough gas stored for the winter. translation: we are preparing for disaster management. - should the gas supply break down, energy intensive industries would be the first to be taken off the supply grid, which would have catastrophic consequences for industry in our region. secondly, we would have to ensure
prioritise, and, let s say, allocate the capacity that you could still run to the most important markets, where you think the damage to society is the biggest, right? so you d cut back on production? that s the only way. russia cut gas to europe, but it wants the world to think it s germany s fault. so, today, a photo op. the german chancellor and the german turbine russia says it can t do without. 0laf scholz insists it s available and there is no technical reason for russia to withhold its gas. but this is a chancellor who promised to phase out coal and end nuclear power. he is having to rethink those pledges now. germany s last three remaining nuclear power stations, he said, only provide electricity, and only a small amount. nevertheless, it could make sense to keep them going. it would be a huge political compromise. one of those plants is in bavaria, and provides 12%
says it can t do without. 0laf scholz insists it s available and there is no technical reason for russia to withhold its gas. but this is a chancellor who promised to phase out coal and end nuclear power. he is having to rethink those pledges now. germany s last three remaining nuclear power stations, he said, only provide electricity, and only a small amount. nevertheless, it could make sense to keep them going. it would be a huge political compromise. one of those plants is in bavaria, and provides 12% of the region s electricity. it s due to be decommissioned at the end of the year. in the nearby town of landshut, they re painfully aware that germany doesn t yet have enough gas stored for the winter. translation: we are preparing for disaster management. - should the gas supply break down, energy intensive industries would be the first to be taken off the supply grid, which would have
olaf scholz insists it s available and there is no technical reason for russia to withhold its gas. but this is a chancellor who promised to phase out coal and end nuclear power. he is having to rethink those pledges now. germany s last three remaining nuclear power stations, he said, only provide electricity, and only a small amount. nevertheless, it could make sense to keep them going. it would be a huge political compromise. one of those plants is in bavaria, and provides 12% of the region s electricity. it s due to be decommissioned at the end of the year. in the nearby town of landshut, they re painfully aware that germany doesn t yet have enough gas stored for the winter. translation: we are preparing for disaster management. - should the gas supply break down, energy intensive