Abundance is over, as a certain President of the Republic would say.

The French seem to have understood this with the war in Ukraine since the gas consumption of individuals in France has fallen, according to the general manager of Engie, Catherine MacGregor, who also said she was "relatively calm" about the situation. gas in France for next winter.

“I'm quite encouraged when I look at the base of my individual clients.

Today, energy consumption has dropped by around 4 to 5%.

(…) We are already seeing signs of demand where people are starting to pay attention, and that is very encouraging, ”said the boss of the leading gas supplier in France, ex-GDF Suez, on the air. RTL radio.

💬 Energy: "Everyone has a role to play. Today, on gas, consumption has dropped by around 4 to 5%, without even putting measures in place, every gesture counts"@cathmacgregor, general manager d'Engie, guest of @amandine_begot in #RTLMatin pic.twitter.com/6GyY6s3O1R

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However, she called on the public authorities "to continue to target aid, in particular to our precarious customers".

The leader did not specify the exact periods of comparison for this drop in consumption.

Decline in business demand

Regarding companies, she also observed a drop in demand, sometimes dictated by the need to safeguard the company: "a certain amount of this drop is because industries are more careful and then we start to see companies which are affected and which are closing their means of production, this is obviously a matter of concern”, she declared, while certain industrialists, in particular in the very energy-intensive glass sector, announced production stoppages. .

"Since the war in Ukraine, we have taken, all the players, a number of very important measures to diversify our supplies, to ensure that our import terminals were working to the maximum and of course, to fill our storage as much as possible. , so today we are rather relatively calm about the gas situation in France, ”assured Catherine MacGregor, while the executive convened a defense council on Friday devoted to the supply of gas and electricity to France.

“Nevertheless, we have of course stressed that the energy system in Europe and therefore in France was still under tension, and that we had to be careful,” added the leader.

Enough gas for the winter

"A priori, we will not run out of gas, except, except, unless we need a lot more gas, because the climate is extremely cold and our electricity production by means other than gas is weakened , in which case we will no longer use gas for the production of electricity and we could have a more tense scenario”, she underlined, insisting on the need to show “sobriety”.

French gas stocks are 93% full, said the leader, saying she was very confident of reaching the 100% target at the start of winter.

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  • Engie

  • Climate

  • War in Ukraine