European Commission urges EU countries to forcefully reduce gas and electricity consumption

The European Commission has called on EU countries to forcefully reduce gas and electricity consumption for a long time. These measures are associated with the crisis of energy prices, writes sb.by.

According to TASS with reference to the publication Politico, this is stated in the letter of the European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jorgensen to the EU energy ministers.

“In a context of limited global supply and high price volatility, forced demand reduction can be an effective tool to curb prices,” he wrote.

He acknowledged that the European Commission could not give a specific timeline for the measures and wrote that the demand cap should last "for as long as it takes.".

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