Consul General of Germany in Yekaterinburg Matias Cruz called the length of the unfinished section of the North Stream-2 gas pipeline. According to him, it remains to complete 80 kilometers, his words leads “Interfax.”
“I do not have more detailed information,” said Cruz and expressed confidence that the project would be completed, he did not voiced the deadline. The consul stressed that for Germany, the gas pipeline is of particular importance, since in the future to diversify the energy.
Earlier in May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a speedy completion of construction because of the needs in Russian Gaza. Minister of Economy and Energy FRG Peter Altmeier reminded that over 40 years of gas exports to Germany from the USSR and then Russia has never been “political weapons in relations between East and West.”
Initially, the North Stream-2 should have been commissioned at the end of 2019. However, due to the limitations imposed by the United States, construction participants began to leave the project. The timing of its implementation was repeatedly transferred.
In May 2021, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechaev said that the project could be completed until the end of September. Weather conditions will be important. At the same time, in the company-operator Nord Stream 2, the readiness time is not disclosed.