According to the Russian gas company Gazprom, a delivery of the turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which is available in Germany, to Russia is “impossible” because of the sanctions imposed on Moscow. In a statement released on Wednesday, the company also cited “ambiguities in the current situation regarding Siemens’ contractual obligations.” Both together make “the delivery impossible”. [Beliebt auf tagesspiegel.de: Gefahr durch ungewollte Zwischenfälle wächst – China beginnt Militärmanöver nahe Taiwan]Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) had previously accused Russia of blocking the delivery of the important turbine in order to continue to throttle the amount of gas delivered. Germany is desperately looking for alternative energy sources to fill the gap left by reduced gas supplies from Moscow. more on the subject “It is here and can be delivered”Scholz visits the Siemens turbine and accuses Russia of playing the wrong gameWith the lack of the Siemens turbine, which had been serviced in Canada, the Russian energy company Gazprom had justified the reduction in gas deliveries to only 20 percent of the possible extent.

Source: Der Tagesspiegel August 04, 2022 08:22 UTC