No more gas from Russia? In this case, power outages could occur. Companies should arm themselves, warns the federal government and makes a recommendation.
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As a result of the gas crisis and an impending shortage of resources, the federal government is recommending companies to stock up on emergency power generators. This is reported by the “Bild” newspaper on Saturday.
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The precautionary proposal was preceded by a reply from State Secretary for Economic Affairs Patrick Graichen (Greens) to Stephan Pilsinger, member of the CSU Bundestag, which stated that the emergency power generators should compensate for possible power failures in the future.
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No shutdown order
“Equipping with emergency generators is particularly recommended for operators of critical infrastructure,” explains Graichen in his reply. The reason is that there is no “shutdown sequence” in the event of a crisis.
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“In the event of a shortage of gas or electricity,” the Federal Network Agency takes over the function of the federal load distributor. “They are then responsible for the distribution of gas or electricity in close coordination with the network operators,” the government’s response continues. Graichen therefore recommends that the emergency generators should have a bridging time of 72 hours.
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Pilsinger criticized the federal government’s request. “The fact that the government is recommending the purchase of emergency generators is an oath of disclosure,” he told the newspaper.
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Businesses and consumers need to brace themselves for tough times
The federal government has been calling on companies and consumers to save energy since the start of the Ukraine war. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened to stop gas supplies, it cannot be ruled out that shortages and possible energy supply failures could occur in the future.
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