May 19, 2022
National Grid defends move to limit UK LNG imports
The chief executive of National Grid has defended the company's decision to limit imports of liquefied natural gas arriving on the UK's west coast, despite coming under fire from energy companies including Germany's RWE. The FTSE 100 company last month applied to Britain's energy regulator to limit LNG capacity arriving at facilities in south Wales over fears Britain's national gas network could become overwhelmed. More LNG has been arriving at facilities in south Wales to be exported to continental Europe via the UK. Two gas interconnector pipelines that link Britain with Belgium and the Netherlands have been running at capacity, exporting unprecedented levels of gas this year as European governments battle to cut energy imports from Russia. National Grid chief executive John Pettigrew insisted the temporary capacity limits in south Wales were necessary to keep Britain's gas transmission network from breaching safety limits. "You can only inject so much" gas into the UK system "If you are not using it in the UK otherwise pressures rise and you have a safety issue", he insisted. National Grid remains in charge of Britain's electricity and gas systems, ensuring they operate within safe limits.
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