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Sébastien Comet
Published on
15 nov. 2024 at 5:54 pm
; updated on Nov. 15, 2024 at 5:57 p.m.
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Visit to the Nogent-sur-Seine nuclear power plant a week ago, then to the industrial-port zone of Fos-sur-Mer, 24 hours ago.
The Minister Delegate in charge of Energy, Olga Givernetthis time went to the east of the Landes, this Friday, November 15, to briefly tour the Lussagnet underground gas storage center, one of the largest in the country, managed by the company *Teregaalso a player in natural gas transport.
Stocks are full
An appearance in the confines of the department, a stone’s throw from Gers, to take stock of “stock conditions before winter” explained the woman who was appointed to the government a few weeks ago. “Our objective is to decarbonize the national energy mix and reduce household bills,” she assures.
The delegate minister assures him, the French will spend the winter warmgas stocks are full and we can even help out our neighbors if necessary. She also wanted to affirm a promise from the President of the Republic, namely the definitive end of coal by 2027, despite the restart of the Saint-Avold power plant (Moselle) for a few days.
Cop 29: France absent
Concerning Cop 29 which is currently taking place in Baku (Azerbaijan), Olga Givernet justified the absence of Agnès Pannier-Runacher, her supervisory minister (an interministerial delegation is still present), judging the attacks of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev “unacceptable”. And what about knowing if an agreement could be found during this great climate mass: “Complicated with a regime like this,” she said.
Three billion m³ in the basements
The Lussagnet site, opened in 1957 and classified as “Seveso high threshold”, is one of the largest underground gas storage centers in France. With the Izaute site (Gers), also in the Teréga region, these two locations represent 24% of French gas storage capacity.
Lussagnet stores three billion m³ of natural gas in its basements. It generally comes from the Nordic countries and in particular from the Norwaybut alsoEngland a you Portugalas well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, gas from the former USSR has been practically absent.
A know-how
The company, whose head office is in Pau, is approached by a number of companies for its know-how, an employee explains to us: “Large companies trust us to store, because they know our responsiveness (…) in relation to “Other competitors, we can get gas in and out extremely quickly.”
Mission de service public
Téréga also has a public service mission since the company ensures the continuity of supply of natural gas, the supply of natural gas of last resort to non-domestic customers ensuring missions of general interest or even the quality and price of products and services provided.
Safety question, the place remains a sensitive place due to its strategic position (it is at the crossroads of the Iberian zone and the South-West of France). A anti-drone systemanti-intrusion wires as well as surveillance cameras are installed in the four corners of the site. To enter, we had to show our credentials.
*Teréga belongs 40.5% to Snam (Italian gas transport company), 31.5% to the GIC group (Singapore Sovereign Fund), 18% to EDF (via its subsidiary Ouestgaz) and 10% to Predica (subsidiary insurance of Crédit Agricole)
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