EU proposes emergency intervention measures to respond to high energy prices

Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, September 14 (Reporter Kang Yi) The European Commission proposed an emergency intervention on the European energy market on the 14th to alleviate the sharp rise in energy prices in the near future. The proposal to set up the upper limit of the natural gas price before has not included the dispute due to the large dispute.

The main measures proposed by the European Commission include: at least 5%of the power consumption of member states during the peak period of electricity consumption, and by March 31, 2023, the total power demand is at least 10%; The upper limit of the power generation company is set at 180 euros per MWh time; the excess profit generated by oil, natural gas, coal and refining departments is levied at least 33%of taxes. The European Commission stated that the latter two measures will help the European Union to raise about 140 billion euros.

The EU Council Executive Vice Chairman Timmerman said at a press conference that these unprecedented measures were necessary responses to the shortage of energy supply and high energy prices affecting Europe. Reducing power demand is the basis of the success of these measures. The upper limit of huge income settings will promote high -profit energy companies to help users who are in trouble. The era of cheap fossil fuels has ended, and the EU needs to accelerate the transformation of renewable energy to local renewable energy.

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, affected by the EU's anti -baying effect on Russia's sanctions, European energy supply is tight, and natural gas and power prices have soared. In addition, extreme weather this summer has led to a decline in hydropower power generation, and the maintenance and shutdown of some old power plants, the EU power generation has been low in the past few months, further exacerbating the tight energy supply and high prices, which has caused consumers and industry to cause industry and industry The huge burden suppressed the European economic recovery.

Earlier, the European Commission proposed that only the upper limit of Russia's natural gas price settings, EU member states had a large difference in this. Some member states are concerned that this measure will further affect Russia's natural gas supply to Europe, and believes that this will not help the price of natural gas that is constantly rising. In addition, the proposal to implement the upper limit of natural gas prices within a larger scale has not received widespread support. Some member states believe that this will lead to more natural gas to other regions, but will increase energy dilemma in Europe and endanger supply safety.

The European Commission's proposal needs to be supported by most EU member states before they can be approved. The EU Energy Minister plans to hold a special energy conference again on September 30.

[Editor in charge: Ma Junqing]

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