The German government has approved a set of energy-saving measures for the winter that will limit lighting and heating in public buildings.
The government aims to reduce gas usage by 2% through the new rules.
Germany’s economy minister said the rules could save private households, companies and the public sector around €10.8bn (£9.1bn) over two years.
It is part of efforts to reduce the country’s dependency on Russian gas.
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Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany got 55% of its gas from Russia but it has reduced this to 35% and vowed to end imports completely.
However, it remains a massive market for Moscow and paid almost €9bn (£7.7bn; $9.6bn) for Russian oil and gas in the first two months of the war.
Source: BBC
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