As part of the energy crisis measures, escalators in shopping malls in Germany were stopped.
6 months have passed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
While the intense work in the field continued, the economic dimension of the war affected the whole world.
Especially as a result of Western sanctions and Russia’s retaliation, price increases, especially in the energy sector, turned into a worldwide crisis.
A deep crisis is at hand in energy-dependent countries
The European countries, which are dependent on Russia for energy, were the most affected by this crisis.
While Russia partially closed gas valves reaching the continent, disruptions in oil production also increased prices.
In Europe, at the same time, the crisis became inextricable with the increase in energy consumption along with the extreme temperatures in the summer period.
While predictions were made that the crisis would grow even more in the winter months ahead, governments started to take precautions.
Energy saving steps came one after another
Many savings items in the fields of electricity, water, gas and fuel were put into practice by the administrations.
In countries such as England, France and Germany, many practices for savings began to be controlled by sanctions.
In this context, the use of air conditioners, window lighting and heating expenses of the enterprises were tied to the rules and new sanctions were determined for those who did not comply with the rules.
Escalators suspended
Germany is one of those countries.
According to the news of German broadcaster Bild, those rules came into effect in shopping malls in Germany.
The use of electric escalators in the centers has been stopped.
While information posters were hung on the stairs closed with barriers, store managers said that this rule was supervised by the units created.
