Italy would face serious issues filling gas storage were Russian gas supplies to be cut off now and that would pose a problem for the winter season, Italy’s ecology transition minister Roberto Cingolani said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
''It would be important to maintain Russian flows until the end of 2022 to be able to confront winter and allow a gradual withdrawal from Russian supplies in safety,'' Cingolani said during an appearance before the Chamber of Deputies.
The minister added that a national price cap on gas for Italy would be “extremely difficult” and needs to be done at the European Union (EU) level.