Power, gas supplies set to be tested

Energy authorities in Greece have signaled that the country's natural gas system is expected to remain under pressure until early February.

Liquefied natural gas reserves at the LNG terminal on the islet of Revythousa are set to run out tomorrow because the LNG carrier that had been supposed to deliver a shipment from Algiers was not able to dock at the Algerian capital's port in time due to rough seas.

This development has generated major concern in Athens and on Wednesday the Regulatory Authority for Energy convoked the Crisis Management Committee, which assessed the situation regarding the uninterrupted supply of electricity and natural gas around the country.

In an effort to tackle the crisis, it was decided that natural gas-operated power plants that have the capacity to use other fuels would be switched to oil instead on Friday.

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