Energy secure if Russia cuts natural gas supply to Europe

Would Ireland be plunged into darkness were Russia to cut natural gas supply to Europe? According to researchers from University College Cork, the answer is ‘No’, although customers could face an electricity price hike of as much as 10%.

In a recently published paper in the leading journal Applied Energy, UCC researchers analysed what would happen if supply was interrupted from major suppliers.

Natural gas meets a quarter of energy needs in the EU, particular for electricity and heating and the EU imports most of its gas —one-third of that supply coming from Russia.