China News Service, August 1. According to foreign media reports, German Finance Minister Lindner said on July 31 local time that Germany's natural gas crisis could lead to power shortages. He called for a stop to the use of natural gas for power generation and is currently pushing for a delay in the phase-out of nuclear power. Work.

On July 21, 2022, the Nord Stream-1 natural gas pipeline landing facility and the OPAL natural gas pipeline transfer station in Germany.

  "We must try to avoid a power crisis on top of the gas crisis," Lindner said.

He renewed his call for German nuclear power plants to remain in service until 2024, saying they were "safe and climate-friendly".

  However, Green Party chairman Ricarda Long said the resumption of nuclear power was "absolutely not going to happen to us" and nuclear power remained a "high-risk technology".

  According to reports, in the first quarter of 2022, Germany's nuclear power plants accounted for 6% of the country's electricity generation, and natural gas accounted for 13%.

  Germany still relies heavily on natural gas from Russia. Gazprom said recently that due to technical reasons, the gas supply of the "Nord Stream-1" natural gas pipeline will be reduced to 20% of the maximum gas supply from July 27.

  The cut in supplies has fueled concerns among Germans that Germany will not have enough natural gas for the coming winter, which could have catastrophic effects on industry and the population.