Swiss government bolsters gas supply for winter

Switzerland is boosting gas supply for the coming winter. A key element of this is an option to purchase gas, which can be sourced from the transit pipeline from France to Italy if required, as announced by the Federal Office for National Economic Supply (FONES). This is roughly equivalent to one-tenth of winter consumption. The measure is a response to low storage levels in European Union countries and uncertainties on the international energy markets, FONES announced on Thursday. Switzerlan...

By swissinfo.ch