As pressure mounts for a ban on Russian oil and gas imports, the DIW Research Center suggests alternative suppliers and lower consumption could free Germany from its dependence on the Kremlin for its energy needs.

Germany could reduce its dependence on Russian energy imports by the winter of this year, as this is much closer to the government’s estimates for mid 2024 or possibly beyond.

It is important to fill the strategic reserves to 80:90% before the onset of winter as well as the more efficient use of the European pipeline system to increase German gas imports from North African countries such as Libya via the southern European Union.

Adapted from DW Agency