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Hanover cuts heating as Nord Stream flows shrink
Summary
A look back at how a drop in Russian gas deliveries reached municipal buildings in Germany in late July 2022.
What does a cut in pipeline flows mean for a German city's public buildings? On 28 July 2022, authorities in Hanover gave a practical answer: they turned off heating and switched to cold showers in all public buildings.
The city also shut off public water fountains. The measures came amid an energy crisis after Gazprom reduced gas supplies to Germany through its Nord Stream pipeline.
The supply cut behind the measures
On 27 July 2022, the Russian energy company Gazprom reduced the amount of natural gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of the pipeline's capacity. Hanover's steps followed a day later.
A separate move on Russian arms
Elsewhere, on 26 July 2022, the Philippine government announced the termination of a US$227-million deal to buy 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia. It cited the risk of possible US sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
The events were distinct, but each showed how the confrontation over Russia's conduct was reaching beyond the battlefield, into city halls in Germany and defence procurement in the Philippines.
