France is working on contingency plans in case Russian gas supplies fail

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Since Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the Italian government has rapidly diversified its energy sources to move away from Russian gas. It has signed energy deals with Algeria, Angola, Egypt and other countries and increased its regasification capacity by purchasing a new LNG plant.

Austria gets most of its gas from Russia. According to Eurostat estimates, 59 percent of the gas comes from Russia - currently, domestic experts always speak of around 80 percent. Austria has activated the first stage of the three-stage emergency plan, is examining measures to diversify the gas supply and will convert a gas-fired power plant to generating electricity from coal.

while energy company bosses are urging individuals and companies to reduce their electricity consumption. In France, the energy industry has switched to oil. Several companies are converting their gas boilers to oil-fired power to avoid disruptions if a further reduction in Russian gas supplies leads to power outages. Although France is far less dependent bulgaria consumer email list on Russian gas than Germany (17 percent), breakdowns and repairs to ageing power plants mean that Electricite de France is also struggling to meet France's electricity needs, putting increasing pressure on the energy sector.

The Czech Republic has said it has replaced reduced gas supplies from Russia's Gazprom with volumes from other sources. In addition, Germany and the Czech Republic recently signed a joint declaration committing to overcome dependence on Russian fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy.

Bulgaria , which relies on Russian gas for over 90 percent of its gas needs, has agreed to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States and has intensified talks with Azerbaijan on increasing gas supplies. In addition, the Bulgarian natural gas grid operator has opened a tender for underground drilling to find gas reserves.

Poland gets around 50 percent of its annual gas needs from Russia, but says it currently has no plans to restrict gas consumption.