France starts exporting gas to Germany amid energy crisis

France has for the first time started sending natural gas to Germany (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

France has for the first time started sending natural gas to Germany, French gas network operator GRTgaz said on Thursday, as Berlin strives to diversify its energy supply following the interruption of Russian gas deliveries.

GRTgaz said the gas pipeline connecting both countries at the French border village of Obergailbach has started delivering an initial daily capacity of 31 gigawatt-hours.