Austria Will Take Common Line with Germany on Gas Storage

PeopleOther ♦ Published: July 25, 2022; 18:46 ♦ (Vindobona)

Germany and Austria have joint responsibility for storing gas, according to Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens). "We have always coordinated well with Germany," the minister said today, referring to the Haidach storage facility near Salzburg, which is also important for Germany.

Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said she expected the first connection at Haidach to the domestic gas grid to be made this year. / Picture: © BMK / Cajetan Perwein

According to Süddeutsche Zeitung, the German government wants to quickly tap the Haidach gas storage facility near Salzburg, which is important for supplying Bavaria.

This storage facility was previously only connected to the German gas grid and supplied gas mainly to…