The Czech Republic announced a record gas reserve in storage facilities

The volume of gas reserves in the storage facilities of the Czech Republic is 1 billion cubic meters. m, they are 30% full. According to the HEAD of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the country, this is a record for May 1. The Czech Republic refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles

Gas storage facilities in the Czech Republic are 30% full, which is a record high for May 1. This was stated by the Minister of Industry and Trade of the country, Józef Sikela, on the air of Czech Television.

To date, according to Sikela, the volume of gas reserves exceeds 1 billion cubic meters. By the end of the month, the authorities hope, the reservoirs will be half full, and before the start of the heating season - by 80%.

In early April, Sikela said that the gas reserves that were in the Czech storage facilities at that time were enough for a month.

The Czech Republic is approximately 90% dependent on gas supplies from RUSSIA, BLOOMBERG reported citing Prime Minister Petr Fiala. Nevertheless, Prague refused to pay for gas in rubles, calling this demand blackmail. Fiala said that the Czech Republic will resume negotiations with Poland on the construction of the Stork II gas pipeline, which should connect the gas transmission systems of both countries.

The Czech Republic announced its refusal to pay for Russian gas in rubles Politics

In April, Sikela said that Prague was participating in discussions on the issue of joint gas purchases at the EU level: "We are probably the closest to the Czech Republic receiving Norwegian gas through the NETRA pipeline in the event of a cessation of supplies from Russia." According to the minister, these supplies can cover up to a third of the country's needs during the heating season.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to convert payments for gas supplies into rubles for unfriendly countries (including the Czech Republic) at the end of March. The new requirement came into effect on April 1. Under the new scheme, countries that buy gas from Russia must open accounts with Gazprombank. They pay in euros through a bank, which will then convert the currency into rubles.

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Poland and Bulgaria refused to pay for gas in rubles, which is why Gazprom suspended deliveries to these countries.

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