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Now the Russian gas tap is closed for two European countries: This will mean for Danish gas customers | Money | DR There is no reason for Danish concern - right now, says the minister. Of It must be paid in rubles, otherwise the Russian gas tap will be shut down. This is the signal that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has sent to Europe, after the Russian gas company Gazprom today closed the tap to Poland and Bulgaria, because the two countries have refused to pay for the gas with the Russian. The closure of gas to the two European countries can set off a lot of worries for many Danish gas customers. But so far there is no reason to be sleepless at night, assures Minister of Energy Dan Jørgensen (S) .- In the short run, it does not matter for security of supply in Denmark. We're getting the gas we need now. But it means something for the prices, which have risen once again. - But in the long run, this can have quite serious consequences - also for Denmark, says Dan Jørgensen. It is of course something we could feel, but it is not something we must be afraid of. Trine Villumsen Berling, senior researcher from the Danish Institute for International Studies In the short term, there will be plenty of gas for the Danes. According to the Danish Energy Agency, Denmark will be able to maintain the gas supply to all Danes for at least two months in the event that Denmark no longer receives gas via Germany. The alarm bells are also not serious for senior researcher Trine Villumsen Berling from the Danish Institute for International Studies. - It may well be that more countries are affected by these announcements. But we should not be worried in Denmark, because we actually have quite large stocks, and we have great opportunities to turn up green gas in our pipeline network. It is of course something we would be able to feel, but it is not something we should be afraid of, she says. Yesterday came the news that Poland and Bulgaria have had the gas tap cut off, and it immediately set off a chain reaction. , when the trade for gas opened this morning. The raw price of gas increased by 20 percent and is about twenty times compared to the price two years ago. However, you do not pay 20 times as much as a Danish gas customer, as there are also a number of others in your gas price. Specifically, the price for Danish gas customers has more than doubled in the last six months. The gas price is still somewhat cheaper than it was , when the war broke out in Ukraine. But the increased price may eventually affect the more than 400,000 Danish gas customers. says Jens Nærvig Pedersen, chief analyst at Danske Bank. And this may ultimately be reflected in your heating bill. turn up the heat again. And it can crack the Danes' wallets. - Unfortunately, there is no cheap solution in the short run. Even if we buy our own gas elsewhere than from Russia, it will still be a high price. The gas bill will therefore continue to be a concern - also for next winter, says Jens Nærvig Pedersen. Last week, the government presented a plan for how Denmark can become independent of natural gas. You can hear more about it in the video below. As gas prices have put a lot of pressure on many Danes, an agreement was adopted that secures DKK 6,000 for a number of Danes. The money goes to gas as the primary heat source and requires that the household has a total of less than 650,000 kroner a year after labor market contributions. But even though there are prospects for new increased gas prices, do not look into providing an additional. , which will give the Danes who are hardest hit by this, a financial helping hand. We will focus in the future on helping to replace the gas boiler, so we can be completely free of the gas, says Minister of Energy Dan Jørgensen. If the gas situation at some point becomes seriously critical in Denmark, then emergency plans have also been made. This means, among other things, that 50 large gas-heavy companies can have the gas shut down, so that they can continue to supply gas to Danish and critical infrastructure. According to the legislation, households, individual companies, district heating systems and critical infrastructures such as hospitals and hospitals will get gas is a shortage. Large gas-heavy companies may risk having their gas supply cut. You can read more about this. The partly state-owned Danish energy company Ørsted also does not want to pay Russian gas supplies in rubles. - Gazprom Export has asked us before the end of May to answer whether we will comply with the requirement. We still have no intention of paying in rubles. We are in close dialogue with other energy companies and about a pan-European response to Gazprom Export, Ørsted writes in a written response to Nyheder.