The Danish Energy Agency recommends that Energinet lower the preparedness level in the energy sector one level from orange to yellow. This is based on "an overall assessment of the threat situation", the Danish Energy Agency said in a press release.
Energinet is responsible for the overall operation of the Danish electricity and gas system. At the end of September, the agency asked Energinet to raise the preparedness level to the second highest level, orange, after three gas leaks in the Baltic Sea. Orange means that companies in the sector must pay attention to the safety of their facilities.
This includes checking the physical security of vital buildings and installations. It ensures that fences are intact, that surveillance is working and that there is regular supervision. And that access is restricted as much as possible, the Danish Energy Agency said in September.
At the yellow level, the "extraordinary measures" are reduced. But the preparedness level is still higher than normal. There will also continue to be increased surveillance, the agency writes.
- An increased sector readiness level is an expression that companies in the electricity and gas sector must show increased attention and can/has been accompanied by specific measures that relevant companies in the electricity and gas sector must implement, the agency writes.
No direct military threat to Denmark
The level consists of five steps from white to red. In a normal situation, the level would be white. The Energy Agency's overall assessment of the threat picture is based on a wide range of parameters. This is stated by the agency. This includes, among other things, the intelligence services' overall assessment of the threat level.
On Wednesday last week, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DEIS) published a new threat assessment. In it, DEIS assesses that there is "no" direct military threat to Danish force contributions to NATO. There is still "no" direct military threat to Denmark.
One place where there is a risk that a conflict could escalate is the Baltic Sea region. Here, the risk has generally increased, according to FE.
According to the intelligence service, this is because the Baltic Sea region has become an area characterized by very high tension between Russia and the West. Sweden and Finland's applications for NATO membership also play a role. So do the leaks at Nord Stream 1 and 2.
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