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Germany reaches 75% gas stocks target ahead of schedule
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Germany’s gas storage facilities are 75% full a couple of weeks ahead of target, data from European operators group GIE showed.
The country has been racing to store gas ahead of winter after Russia began cutting its delivery amid tensions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The government had targeted gas storage levels to reach 75% by September 1. The next targets are 85% by October 1 and 95% by November 1.
Gas heats more than half of the homes in Germany, and the government has been racing to ensure there is enough to avoid an unprecedented shortage during winter.
Germany is at phase two of a three-stage emergency plan. The third phase could involve gas rationing. DW.
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