Russian gas supplies to Bosnia halted
(SARAJEVO) - The flow of Russian natural gas to Bosnia, which gets all of its gas from Russia, was halted on Tuesday, national gas operator BH-Gas said.
"Hungarian gas transporter FGSZ informed BH-Gas company that Ukraine and Russia have decreased natural gas deliveries towards Bosnia-Hercegovina by 100 percent," a company statement said.
"This new decrease additionally complicates the situation and is threatening to further threaten consumers," it warned.
The head of BH-Gas, Almir Becarevic, told AFP earlier that the central heating system was switching to alternative energy sources, but that reserves were sufficient only for "another three to five days" of heating.
During the past few days both Bosnia and Croatia have been hit by freezing weather, with temperatures plunging to below minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus four Fahrenheit), which is below average for this time of the year.
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