Gas supply to Germany via Nord Stream 1 flowing at reduced capacity

Natural gas deliveries from Russia to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been further reduced to 20 per cent of capacity, the pipeline operator said.

Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom had announced the first reduction on Monday citing a missing turbine, reports Xinhua news agency.

Apart from a 10-day shutdown for maintenance work earlier this month, gas flows through the strategically important pipeline had already been reduced to 40 per cent.

Although the situation remains “tense and further deterioration cannot be ruled out”, security of supply in Germany is currently assured, the country’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) said on Wednesday.