Power Supergrid Plan To Protect Europe From Russian Threat To Choke Off Energy
From Times Online:
A supergrid of power supplies to protect Europe’s energy from the threat of a Russian stranglehold will be announced today.
The building blocks of the proposed supergrid would be new cables linking North Sea wind farms, and a network patching together the disparate electricity grids of the Baltic region and the countries bordering the Mediterranean, according to a blueprint drawn up by the European Commission and seen by The Times.
EU states will also be asked to pay for at least two ambitious gas pipelines to bring in supplies from Central Asia and Africa. The plans also call for a Community Gas Ring, or a network allowing EU countries to share supplies if Russia turns off the taps.
Analysts estimate the two projects will cost billions of pounds.
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My Comment: Hurry please .... hurry. Becoming more independent from Russian and Middle Eastern energy supplies will benefit peace in the long run, aa well as speed up reform in these countries.
