The Russian company has broken its contract with Warsaw who had refused to pay its gas imports in ruble, as the Kremlin now requires. The country will cease to be supplied as of Wednesday.
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Warsaw expected it. As of Wednesday, April 27, 8 am, Gazprom Export will suspect its gas deliveries to Poland, transported thanks to the Yamal gas pipeline, connecting Russia to the rest of Western Europe.
“On April 26, 2022, Gazprom informed [the Polish public company Gazière] PGNIG of its intention to completely suspend deliveries within the framework of the Yamal contract at the start of the contractual day on April 27,” confirmed in a Communiqué, Tuesday evening, Pgnig. Poland, which ardently supports Ukrainian sovereignty and weapons its neighbor in the face of the Russian aggressor, had already announced that it would not renew its contract with Gazprom, in force until the end of 2022.
The decision of the Russian company comes when Warsaw had refused, like other European capitals, to pay its gas imports in ruble – a new clause imposed by the Kremlin on “inamical” countries, from 1 ER April. “There is no contractual basis for the suspension of deliveries within the framework of the Yamal contract,” said PGNIG, which should ultimately request compensation.
“Yes, I confirm that we have received such threats from the Russian Federation, on the side of Gazprom. They are linked by means of payment; Poland sticks to the original agreement and it is not Not excluded that Russia is trying to punish [La] confirmed Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish Prime Minister, on the sidelines of a trip to Germany. “Poland had already prepared itself to diversify its gas supplies (…) and we will be able to protect our economy and Polish homes in the face of this drastic decision of Russia”, continued the former banker.
The blackout spectrum is dismissed
The situation promises to be difficult in that it risks accelerating an already rampant inflation, but it will not be dramatic, sums up Joanna Mackowiak-Pandera, president of Forum Energii, a think tank specializing in energy issues. “Poland is dependent at 47 % of Russia for its gas diet. It is especially the industry, the heating of individuals and their cuisine that are concerned, as well as part of the transport sector.” The spectrum of the Black-out is therefore ruled out.
“In this regard, Poland will have less difficulty than the Germans or that Italians to do without Russian gas, the diversification of the Polish sector having been systematic in the past fifteen years”, notes the expert before qualifying: “On the other hand, I am not sure that the population has been well prepared to reduce their consumption … The price of gas and coal is so high that it will have trouble heating.” It reminds however that the gas reserves of the country “are 76 %insured, which should be enough for a few months” pending the arrival of sunny days.
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