The Energy Minister announces that Romania is among the top five in Europe for gas storage

The Energy Ministry’s top short-term priority is for Romania to get through this winter safely, Energy Minister Dumitru Chisăliță said. The official announced that Romania ranks among the top five European countries in terms of natural gas storage levels, with an average above that recorded across the European Union.

Chisăliță said that, from the first days of his term, the Energy Ministry submitted the winter program for government approval and deemed it necessary to extend the state of alert, amid the current challenges facing the energy sector.

The ministry is constantly analyzing storage levels and discussing measures to maintain or increase reserves. At the same time, the minister has met with representatives of companies in the sector to prevent problems caused by severe frost or blizzards that could affect energy infrastructure.

Together with the National Energy Dispatch Center, a program has been launched to supervise projects nearing commissioning. The objective is to ensure that work schedules are respected and, where possible, to expedite the completion of investments that could increase electricity production in the coming period.