Fuel and energy

The policy of switching to clean energy sources could lead Europe to disaster this winter, writes Forbes.

October gas tariffs will remain in place until April.

The contract signed on September 27 implies the supply of 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas to Hungary for 15 years.

Polish MEP Isabela Klotz criticized EU energy policy in an article for wPolityce.

At a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican Senator Jim Risch accused the US administration of inaction with regard to Nord Stream 2.

Europe, short of natural gas, is asking Russia for more coal, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

Hungary has excluded Ukraine from the gas transit scheme at the request of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Tuesday.

Kiev will turn to the European Commission because of Hungary's contract with the Russian Federation to supply gas bypassing Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

Czech President Milos Zeman signed a law that excludes the participation of Russian and Chinese companies in the construction of a new power unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant (in the south-east of the country).

The leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Olaf Scholz, answering a question about Nord Stream 2 at a press conference in Berlin, said that all parties must take on guarantees related to its exploitation.

The European Union and, in particular, Germany ignore the interests of Ukraine and pursue only their own goals, Ukrainian political expert Taras Zagorodny said on the air of the Nash TV channel.

 Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal, during a speech in the Ukrainian parliament, said that the "energy war"

The price of Brent crude oil futures by 4:30 Moscow time on September 24 reached $77.74 per barrel, which is a record level since July 6 this year

The candidate for Chancellor of Germany Annalena Berbock, against the backdrop of the situation with rising gas prices, accused the Russian authorities of seeking through "political pressure" to quickly obtain the remaining permits for Nord Stream 2.

The government decided to raise gas tariffs for industrial consumers in 2022-24 faster than the usual rate of three percent per year, as Kommersant writes.