“The effort must be immediate, collective and massive. Every gesture counts”, indicate in a rare common forum published by the Journal du DimanchePatrick Pouyanné (TotalEnergies), Jean-Bernard Levy (EDF) and Catherine MacGregor (Engie), as France, like the rest of Europe, tries to fill its gas reserves for next winter, with a goal French of 100% of storage filled by the beginning of the autumn, in spite of the fall in the deliveries of Russian gas.
“Awareness”
In addition to the gas supply difficulties linked to the consequences of the war in Ukraine, there are “tensions” on controllable electricity production capacities in Europe, and “cut” hydraulic production due to the drought, they explain. “The soaring energy prices resulting from these difficulties threaten our social and political cohesion and have a too heavy impact on the purchasing power of families” note the authors of the text.
“The best energy remains that which we do not consume” underline the three leaders who call for “awareness and collective and individual action so that each of us – each consumer, each company – changes our behavior and limits immediately its consumption of energy, electricity, gas and petroleum products.