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National Grid Says That the UK Could Lose Power for 3 hours this Winter.

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October 12, 2022
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The British National Grid has warned that planned power cuts to homes and businesses could happen this winter if the United Kingdom can’t buy energy from Europe and can’t get enough gas imports to fuel its gas-fired power plants.

Prime Minister Liz Truss wrote an opinion piece in the Times newspaper on Thursday asking Europe during the winter to keep energy exports going. She had once ruled out energy rationing in the UK. This could lead to power cuts.

Europe’s governments are getting ready for the coming winter in case the conflict in Ukraine stops gas from Russia from getting to Europe. This would probably lead to rationing and a drop in the amount of energy that is exported.

 Due to a lack of gas in Europe and problems with maintaining many French nuclear power reactors, it is more likely that the UK won’t be able to get the energy and gas it needs from countries like France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

In its Winter Outlook released on Thursday, the National Grid Electricity System Operator said,

“If we were in this unlikely situation, it would mean that some customers could be without power for pre-set periods of time during the day. Usually, this is expected to be for three-hour blocks.”

Even though Russia only supplies about 4% of Britain’s gas needs, the country’s decision this year to cut gas exports to Europe has helped raise prices in Britain and made it harder for Britain to get gas from other sources.

In a separate Gas Winter Outlook, National Grid’s Gas Transmission (NGGT) division said that a possible gas supply shortage in continental Europe could have several effects on Great Britain. This could make it harder for GB to import gas from continental Europe.

According to the gas forecast, Britain can only guarantee its supply if it can keep gas prices high enough to continue attracting European exports and LNG imports from countries like Qatar and the United States.

In the unlikely case that there isn’t enough gas supply in GB to meet demand, the NGGT has everything it needs to keep the gas system running smoothly and safely.

One of these methods is to send out market alerts, which are meant to get significant gas users to cut back on their usage or increase their supply.

If there was a gas shortage in the UK and they had to cut back on gas supplies, they would first focus on residential customers before putting limits on big users like factories and power plants.

Even though the situation in Europe is strange and uncertain, both National Grid ESO and NGGT have said they are sure they can meet the demand for electricity and gas this winter. For more latest updates get in touch with The UK Time

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