Germany has completely diversified its energy infrastructure
Germany is no longer dependent on Russian imports for energy supplies, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told the BBC. According to him, Germany has completely diversified its energy infrastructure since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
Following the invasion, Russia shut off gas taps to Europe, leading to fears of blackouts this winter.
Previously, Germany imported from Russia about half of the required amount of natural gas and more than a third of oil.
In its race to find alternative energy sources, the country has reopened coal-fired power plants, delayed plans to shut down its three remaining nuclear plants and pushed to increase storage capacity for natural gas imported from other countries, such as Norway and the United States of America.
