Emergency measures to save energy

Authorities are again on high alert regarding the country's uninterrupted supply of natural gas and electricity as there is a serious risk that the Revythousa LNG station will run dry in the first five days of February.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves on Revythousa island in the Gulf of Megara, west of Athens, are only expected to suffice until Tuesday, October 31, while Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) is expecting a new load on February 6. The gas firm is pushing for the delivery date to be brought forward by two days, though this is not very likely given that the port in Algiers was closed due to bad weather, resulting in a queue of ships waiting to load their cargos.

The crisis team of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) met late on Wednesday to discuss the situation. It describes the situation as critical. Emergency measures were brought into force on...