An Austrian hotel owner lights a gas stove to cook for customers in Puch bei Hallein on January 6, 2008. Deliveries of Russian gas to Austria have fallen to 10 percent of the expected amount, Austrian energy company OMV said on January 6, adding that it would have to tap into its reserves. OMV said Gazprom, the Russian state gas monopoly, had initially announced a reduction of 30 to 40 percent but that by 0700 GMT on Tuesday supplies had fallen to 10 percent of the expected amount. Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine, a key transit point for Europe-bound natural gas, on January 1 as part of a bitter payment dispute. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR AUSTRIA-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-EU-ENERGY-GAS AUSTRIA-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-EU-ENERGY-GAS

Luego de oficializar los aumentos en las tarifas de luz, funcionarios gubernamentales adelantaron que se está estudiando hacer lo mismo con el gas.

An Austrian hotel owner lights a gas stove to cook for customers in Puch bei Hallein on January 6, 2008. Deliveries of Russian gas to Austria have fallen to 10 percent of the expected amount, Austrian energy company OMV said on January 6, adding that it would have to tap into its reserves. OMV said Gazprom, the Russian state gas monopoly, had initially announced a reduction of 30 to 40 percent but that by 0700 GMT on Tuesday supplies had fallen to 10 percent of the expected amount. Russia cut gas supplies to Ukraine, a key transit point for Europe-bound natural gas, on January 1 as part of a bitter payment dispute. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR AUSTRIA-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-EU-ENERGY-GAS AUSTRIA-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-EU-ENERGY-GAS

“En el caso del gas, el retraso en el precio de la tarifa es menor al del sistema eléctrico pero igual se está haciendo un análisis similar al que hicimos en el caso eléctrico”, aseveró el ministro Aranguren.

“En los últimos dos años, la administración anterior había iniciado un sendero, en el cual reconocía un precio diferencial para el gas. Ahora estamos analizando cuáles son los pasos procesales correspondientes desde el punto de vista legal”, agregó.

Este lunes, tal cual se había anunciado durante la semana pasada, el gobierno convalidó un exponencial aumento en el cuadro tarifario del sector eléctrico.

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