Two thirds of the difficulty solely acquired votes from the coalition events within the Financial Committee
Vienna (PK) – A coalition movement concerning the ideas of fuel provide safety in addition to additional help for firms in fuel diversification and the enlargement of the strategic fuel reserve was adopted right now. Financial Committee with the votes of the ÖVP and the Greens (4074/a). Attributable to constitutional provisions, a two-thirds majority is required for the difficulty within the full session of the Nationwide Council, which is due to this fact open. The opposition events specifically criticized the dearth of analysis. The SPÖ additionally sees many unanswered questions. The FPÖ and NEOS solely thought they might take part in particular person factors.
Ideas of safety of provide, diversification of fuel and fuel reserves
The coalition’s proposal goals to pressure fuel suppliers of a sure dimension to attract up safety of provide ideas to make sure safety of provide. It ought to define measures each in case of fuel provide loss and to regularly cut back the dependence on Russian pure fuel. Based on the draft, the ideas needs to be submitted for the primary time to the E-Management regulatory authority earlier than October 1, 2024. Based on the definitions, the duty to organize safety of provide ideas shouldn’t be be waived provided that a provider can show to the regulatory authority that the fuel volumes from the most important single supply of provide are of non-Russian origin, except they’re fuel volumes of unknown origin or if the failure will considerably have an effect on the efficiency of the provider’s supply obligations. To make sure transparency concerning fuel provide sources related to Austria, suppliers ought to no less than need to disclose their fuel provide sources to the regulatory authority.
In the middle of sanctions on account of Russia’s warfare of aggression in opposition to Ukraine, a medium and long-term withdrawal from Russian pure fuel is sought in addition to the diversification of Austrian pure fuel purchases at European and nationwide stage, the applying continues. . The swap to pure fuel from different sources is related to increased prices for supply to Austria and a rise in pure fuel costs general. So as to forestall among the extra burden on the Austrian economic system and customers on account of these elevated prices, compensation for the extra prices incurred by power firms was made attainable in 2022 via the Gasoline Diversification Act . To realize the diversification aim to a larger extent, this help is to be prolonged till the top of 2027.
The coalition’s proposal to amend the Gasoline Trade Act, the Gasoline Proliferation Act and the Power Management Act additionally intends to increase the authorized foundation for the strategic fuel reserve for an additional yr. As well as, the motivation to retailer fuel to your personal wants ought to proceed.
Face with factors of criticism
The ideas ought to embrace a attainable lack of important sources of provide in addition to measures to regularly cut back Russian fuel, defined Tanja Graf (ÖVP). As well as, the strategic fuel reserve and help for fuel diversification are to be prolonged till 2027. The latter to stop a rise in power costs for firms and households.
Alternatively, Alois Schroll (SPÖ) questioned what was left of asserting a quota for Russian fuel. As a substitute, there ought to now solely be enthusiasm for an idea. He sees the extension to help fuel diversification as a “vacant authority” till 2027. Axel Kassegger (FPÖ) sees dedication to ideas as extra paperwork for firms. The FPÖ might go together with the enlargement of the strategic fuel reserve, however not when it got here to supporting fuel diversification. Karin Doppelsauer (NEOS) doesn’t see any “nice success” within the proposal and never a lot will occur by way of proliferation by reporting. As for the extent of fuel safety, she might go together with it, however she does not.
Lots has already been applied collectively by way of safety of provide and diversification, stated Lukas Hammer (Greens). He additionally believes that extra measures such because the authorized withdrawal of Russian fuel are needed. Nonetheless, most of the steps taken to this point have additionally led to success. (Continued by the Financial Committee) mbu
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