Gute Erinnerung, was weitere "Kollateralschäden" unseres Wirtschaftskrieges gegen Russland sind. Bei allem lamentieren über unsere Versorgungslage, die Probleme in den Ländern, denen wir Flüssiggas wegkaufen, sind bereits größer:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news…hy-countries-snap-up-fuel
ZitatAlles anzeigenPakistan's government is triggering rolling blackouts and boosting power bills because it can no longer secure enough fuel. Shops in Bangladesh are closing at 8 p.m. as part of energy austerity measures, while Mexico's government has bolstered subsidies to cushion residential electricity costs.
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Governments across Latin America have responded by ramping up subsidies and cutting taxes on gasoline and diesel to appease angry citizens still struggling to rebound from the pandemic. Mexico will spend about $25 billion on fuel and electricity subsidies this year. In Panama, the government was forced to act after angry protesters took to the streets.
In Africa, the World Bank took the unusual step of subsidizing bus passengers in Mozambique to mitigate the crisis while in Burundi, gasoline shortages are compelling drivers to buy fuel on the black market at three times the official price. Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo is now seeking to double International Monetary Fund support to $3 billion after protests over issues including rising fuel prices.
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Indian natural gas distributor Gail has been unable to secure enough LNG for its domestic customers, forcing it to cut supply to major users such as petrochemical plants and fertilizer makers. In Thailand, retail electricity tariffs were hiked by 17% this week because of pricey LNG imports.
[...] BSRM Steels Ltd., Bangladesh’s largest steelmaker by market value, cut production by at least 20% due to the nation’s power crisis, according to Aameir Alihussain, a managing director at the company.
Und Europa saugt auf, was fehlt:
ZitatAlready, gas deliveries that were scheduled for Pakistan or India are being redirected to Europe, where buyers are able to afford higher prices, according to energy traders. Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fuel from its regular suppliers, while Argentina didn’t buy liquified natural gas cargoes for August after prices surged.
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With LNG rates rallying about 1,300% in the last two years, Pakistan and Bangladesh haven’t been able to secure a single spot shipment for months.
Kostenanteil im Vergleich:
ZitatThe energy import bills for developed nations are between 2% and 4% of gross domestic product, according to Ashraf. For comparison, those costs for some emerging nations have climbed above 25% of GDP, he said. Meanwhile, plummeting currencies are keeping import costs prohibitively high, exacerbating efforts to control inflation.