For the winter, the Polish people are lined up to buy coal!Someone drove more than 30 kilometers to the coal mine to line up and slept in the car for 3 nights

According to CCTV News reported on August 29, due to concerns about the shortage of fuel in winter, recently, dozens of cars and trucks have a long team in front of a coal mine in Potanka, eastern Poland, waiting for coal to buy coal.

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Abutur, a 57 -year -old retired employee, is one of them. A few days ago, he drove more than 30 kilometers to the coal mine to line up, hoping to buy a few tons of coal for the family. Abuel revealed that he was inseparable in line to buy coal in line, and he kept staring at his position at all times, for fear of not buying it. Abutur said he had slept in the car for 3 nights in a row. During this period, sanitary conditions can be said to be quite humble.

The staff of the coal mine said that, like most of Poland's coal mines, most of the coal they produced was sold to power plants. Last year they only sold less than 1%of coal to individual buyers. In order to meet the needs of more families as much as possible, this coal mine has been implemented two -class system a few weeks ago, and it has not stopped working on weekends.

On the 26th, the team queuing to buy coal was shortened by 200 meters. It is expected that 250 families could buy coal on the day. In addition, in order to prevent some people's hoarding goods or selling positions, coal mines have also implemented purchase restrictions.

Poland's annual coal production exceeds 50 million tons, and most of the imported coal comes from Russia. Because the price is relatively low and it is sold in a block, it is favored by many Polish families. Since the increasing Russian conflict this year, Poland has been embarked on Russia's coal as early as April. Today, Poland is facing problems such as coal shortage and rising coal prices. At present, Polish President Duda has signed a bill to provide 3,000 Ziroti for all families who use coal heating, about RMB 4,324 a one -time subsidy.

The EU has officially taken effect this month for the Russian coal embargo

According to CCTV News on August 11, starting from the 11th, the EU's embargo on Russian coal officially came into effect. The EU generally believes that embankment will lead to rising coal costs and raising electricity prices in the region.

In April of this year, the European Union decided to implement coal embargo against Russia. The EU initially proposed a 90 -day transition period for member states, but extended to 120 days under the demands of Germany and other countries. EU spokesman said on the 10th that the transition period was over at the end of the midnight period and will not be extended.

On April 8, 2022, local time, Bonn, Germany, drove on the Rhine with coal. Picture source: Visual China

Russian coal embargo is one of the fifth round of the EU's series of sanctions on Russia. It is also the first time that the EU has imposed sanctions on Russia's energy since the occurrence of the Ukraine crisis. Data show that 45%of coal imported from the European Union in the past comes from Russia. Germany, Poland and the Netherlands are the largest buyers in the European Union. About 70%of power coal used in the EU for power generation and heating is imported from Russia. Compared with petroleum and natural gas, the total amount and value of Russian coal imported by the European Union are much lower, and sanctioning Russian coal is easier for the European Union.

At present, the European Union is increasing its efforts to purchase coal from countries such as South Africa, hoping to make up for the vacancy of the market. However, the EU generally believes that importing coal from other countries and regions will lead to rising costs, and for Russian coal embargo, it also means that the EU will face the rise in electricity prices.

It is worth noting that the Rhine, which flows through Switzerland, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, is an important shipping channel in Europe. Tens of millions of tons of goods are transported between countries through Rhine each year. In the summer of this year, the continued drought and rainy weather in Europe has led to a decline in the water level of the Rhine. It has seriously affected shipping and has also exacerbated the energy crisis in Europe.

German officials said on the 10th that the water level of the Rhine may reach a lower critical value in the next few days, making it more and more difficult to transport goods along the river, including coal and crude oil.

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At present, the water level of the Rhine is at the lowest value since 2007, and the depth of water in some river sections is less than one meter. This makes most cargo ships not be carried. A large number of factories along the river can not obtain raw materials in time. Affected. In particular, the reduction of coal capacity for power generation has made Germany facing the energy crisis that has encountered the energy crisis even more severe. In normal years, 30%of Germany's crude oil and coal transportation rely on inland river shipping, while 80%of the transport volume in the inland shipping is on the Rhine.

After the outbreak of the Russian -Ukraine conflict, due to the significant decrease in natural gas input, Germany has restored a number of coal -fired power plants. This year, the coal capacity of the Rhine was originally expected to reach 40 million tons. The coal capacity can only complete 65%of the plan this year, which will make Germany's energy supply more tense this winter.

For the shortage of energy, Germany approves the winter season energy policy

According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on August 25, in the face of energy shortage, the German government approved the effective measures of the winter seasons on the 24th to restrict the heating and electricity consumption of public buildings in order to reduce the amount of natural gas by 2%.

According to the new regulations, since September 1, except for hospitals and other institutions, the room temperature after heating public buildings must not exceed 19 degrees Celsius, which can completely close the entrance, corridor and the foyer heating; prohibit the heating of private swimming pools and the facade lighting outside the store at night. ; Public buildings and monuments will no longer light up at night for aesthetic needs.

In order to cope with energy tension, Germany has taken measures to save electricity. This is the Hanover Municipal Department of Political Affairs taken on the evening of August 1. Picture source: Xinhua News Agency

In addition, the German government plans to give priority to coal and petroleum goods in railway transportation, which means that passengers' waiting time will be extended. Minister of Transport and Digital Fortevin said that Germany is now facing a shortage of capacity for capacity. "This means that if we need to temporarily increase fuel transportation, we will have to give priority to them."

According to the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection, the approved energy -saving measures may save about 10.8 billion euros for German families, private companies and public sectors within two years.

In order to increase the natural gas reserve in winter, the German government now sets up two liquefied natural gas terminals on the North Sea Coast.

In order to sanction Russia, the European Union decided to gradually reduce the import of Russia's energy. However, Germany and other EU countries have long been highly dependent on Russia's energy supply, and it is not easy to reduce imports. According to Reuters, about half of the total number of natural gas imports from Germany came from Russia in recent years. Natural gas accounts for about one -third of German industrial energy, and about half of German families use natural gas to warm.

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