Greek Energy & Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas briefed US Ambassador to Athens George Tsunis on Tuesday about the government’s contingency plan in the event of Russia cutting off its supply of natural gas, ANA reports.
The Greek minister pointed out that LNG currently accounts for 44% of the country’s natural gas consumption, while 60% of all LNG imports come from the US – a potentially increasing trend.
The minister presented the main aspects of the national emergency plan in the event of an interruption of Russian natural gas flow to Greece, assuring Tsunis that all the necessary measures have been taken to ensure energy sufficiency through a combination of actions; these include:
– Increasing domestic lignite production
– Readiness to convert the fuel of five power generation units from natural gas to diesel
– Increasing both the storage capacity and the regasification capacity of Revythoussa station with the addition of a floating storage tank (FSU)
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