{"id":61634,"date":"2026-05-07T13:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/61634\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:18:15","slug":"iran-war-squeezes-swiss-gas-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/61634\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war squeezes Swiss gas imports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1f381f56e87db7b5a2ca9a049caa2addabad1896-91380054.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"War in Iran puts pressure on Swiss gas imports\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                War in Iran puts pressure on Swiss gas imports            <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>        The war in Iran and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz pose a risk to the security of Switzerland&#8217;s electricity supply over the winter.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        May 7, 2026 &#8211; 14:25\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trend in electricity and gas prices is also uncertain, warned the Swiss Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom).<\/p>\n<p>Gas-fired power stations play an important role in ensuring security of supply in Europe, ElCom stated. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/energy-transition\/where-switzerland-gets-its-oil-and-gas\/91343782\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+ Where Switzerland gets its oil and gas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But gas storage levels in Europe are currently relatively low. And the war in Iran casts doubt on the extent to which stocks will be replenished between now and the start of winter.<\/p>\n<p>However, market prices are currently well below those seen during the 2021\/2022 crisis years. ElCom explained that this is due to two factors in particular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/global-trade\/why-switzerlands-fuel-stockpiles-are-for-swiss-use-only\/91359091\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+ Why Switzerland\u2019s fuel stockpiles are for Swiss use only<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liquefied natural gas terminal capacity is larger in Europe, which has greater flexibility when it comes to importing gas. In addition, the capacity of French nuclear power plants is exceptionally high.<\/p>\n<p>For ElCom, however, there remains a risk to supply if the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is prolonged, if European stocks are only filled to a limited extent, or if the winter is particularly cold.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/630fdef3e4b734f19f48d4348cee604be4d11b77-91352712.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Swiss traders warn of a heightened risk of fuel shortages\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        War &amp; peace\n        <\/p>\n<p>        Swiss fuel shortage \u2018very likely\u2019, warns  trading expert    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        May 4, 2026                    <\/p>\n<p>                \u201cVery high\u201d risk of fuel shortages in Switzerland, says Swiss commodities trade association, Suissen\u00e9goce.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/war-peace\/fuel-shortage-in-switzerland-very-likely-says-expert\/91358129\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Swiss fuel shortage \u2018very likely\u2019, warns  trading expert<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adapted from French by AI\/mga<\/p>\n<p>                How we work            <\/p>\n<p>We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. 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