The German chancellor said he sees no obstacles to the delivery of the Siemens turbine to Russia
The saga with the first turbine for the Portovaya compressor station, which had previously been stuck in Canada, continues. Despite the fact that Ottawa went to meet the German authorities and returned the unit to Siemens, the latter has not handed over the equipment to Gazprom to this day.
The day before, German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz visited Siemens Energy and personally examined the unit repaired in Canada. At the same time, the German chancellor said that he did not see any obstacles for the delivery of the turbine to Russia.
In turn, representatives of Siemens referred to the absence of some documents, which does not allow transferring the unit to Gazprom.
It seems that it is the equipment manufacturer, for some incomprehensible reason, that is sabotaging the commissioning of the turbine and, as a result, the launch of the Nord Stream gas pipeline at full capacity. After all, recently Gazprom published in the public domain documents confirming the malfunction of the unit, the permission of the Canadian side to repair it and the order of Rostekhnadzor. So what are the missing documents Siemens is talking about?
At the same time, the German authorities are interested in the speedy restoration of pumping through the Nord Stream. It is reported that just yesterday, the largest gas supplier in Germany, RheinEnergie, announced a forced increase in tariffs for residents of Cologne by more than two times due to a shortage of "blue fuel".
However, the German authorities have an option that would solve the problem as soon as possible. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Olaf Scholz to launch the new SP-2 gas pipeline, which is completely ready for operation. However, the German chancellor refused this proposal, saying that there are other capacities for gas supplies to the EU.
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