Why is there an energy crisis in Europe?

The causes of energy crisis in Europe;

1. Long-term structural factors: First, Europe's traditional fossil energy is highly dependent on foreign countries and its import sources are concentrated. More than 80% of natural gas in Europe is imported. In 20021year, the EU imported 32% of all natural gas from Russia, which is vulnerable to geopolitical risks. Second, Europe's long-term respect for clean energy has led to a decline in the stability of energy supply and an increase in vulnerability. Europe's energy resources reflect the trend of "coal ball's return, scenery goes hand in hand", but new energy sources such as wind power and photovoltaic are highly dependent on weather conditions, and the power generation is unstable.

2. Short-term impact: First, the EU's push for energy sanctions against Russia was too radical, which led to Russia's interruption of natural gas supply. Second, extreme high temperature and dry weather not only limits the operation of traditional energy, but also impacts the production of clean energy.

The drought in Europe caused the water level in the waterway to drop, which led to the decrease of freight volume such as coal and the shortage of coal and electricity supply. High temperature causes the evaporation of rivers to intensify and the water level of reservoirs to drop. "European battery" Norway's hydropower generation decreased by 65,438+00% year-on-year. French nuclear power is facing equipment aging and weather troubles. From June to August in 5438, the cumulative nuclear power generation in France decreased by 20% year-on-year.

Energy crisis:

Energy crisis refers to the crisis caused by the shortage of energy supply or rising prices. This usually includes shortages of oil, electricity or other natural resources. Energy crisis usually leads to economic shock.

Many sudden economic recessions are usually caused by the energy crisis. In fact, the increase of electricity production price leads to the increase of production cost. From the consumer's point of view, the increase in the price of petroleum products used by cars or other means of transportation reduces consumers' confidence and increases their expenses.