Finnish Industry Ready for End of Russian Natural Gas Imports
- Companies have been preparing for at least three months
- Biggest industrial users have found alternative energy sources
Finland's Neste is among the country’s biggest consumers of gas, using it to produce hydrogen.
Source: Neste Oyj
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As Finland braces for an expected halt in natural gas flows from its top supplier Russia, some of the largest industrial users are getting ready.
There’s a “real risk” the taps will be turned off as soon as Friday, according to estimates by importer Gasum Oy, which has refused to pay in rubles. Most of the demand comes from industry -- gas makes up just 5% of the country’s energy mix -- and companies have been preparing for a shut off since Russia’s attack on Ukraine in late February.