UK Likely To Face Gas Shortage

Published: 06-Jan-2010

National Grid, an investor-owned electricity and gas company, has warned of a temporary natural gas shortage in the UK.

Britain may face the gas shortages in near future as demand for natural gas approaches record highs during the icy weather conditions for heating and power generation. The demand is about to outstrip supply.

National Grid has urged the power companies to use gas judiciously to meet the rising demand and emphasized on building more gas storage facilities. It has issued an alert asking the power companies and large industries to reduce their use of gas.

Greg Clark, shadow energy secretary of the UK, said: "Gas supply shortages are already being predicted in the North West and East Midlands and at today's level of demand we only have enough stored gas for another eight days worth of supply.”

However, National Grid has assured that there is no danger of the UK running short of gas. A spokesman of the company said: "We do have more than adequate supplies for the whole of the UK."

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