Germany is unlikely to begin to get fuel through the North Stream-2 gas pipeline until the end of 2021, it rated in a conversation with the “news” the prospects for launching the project The head of the Committee on Economics and Energy Bundestag Claus Ernst.
“The fact that the Federal Ministry of Economics has concluded that the North Stream-2 does not threaten the safety of deliveries in Germany and the EU – an important and correct opinion that I share,” said Ernst. At the same time, he doubted that Germany will begin to receive gas through a gas pipeline until the end of this year.
in his opinion, there are two reasons for it. First of all, the Federal Networking Agency FRG (BNetza) must decide the issue of certification of the project until early January 2022. “After that, the European Commission has four more months to give his verdict,” said the deputy.
According to representatives of BNetza, the European Commission does not have the right to impose a veto. However, BNetza “should take into account the opinion of the EC as much as possible, clarified in the German office.
Earlier, the Ministry of Economy and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany stated that the certification process of the “Nord Stream-2” continues, the end date of the procedure is still unknown.
November 3, Bloomberg reported that the certification of the “Nord Stream-2” may be delayed and completed May 8, 2022. This will happen if the European Commission (EC) will spend on the consideration of the maximum possible time for such procedures – four months
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The construction of the “Nord Stream-2” was completed on September 10.