Austria's Gas Storage Facilities Almost 60 Percent Full

PeopleOther ♦ Published: August 17, 2022; 21:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

As a result of the war in Ukraine, contingency plans are being put in place in Europe, as well as in Austria, to secure gas supplies. Gas storage facilities in Austria are 59.83 percent full. This means that a total of 57.2 terawatt hours (TWh) of natural gas is stored in domestic storage facilities.

The ministry, under Leonore Gewessler, stresses that the 80 percent storage target is achievable by Nov. 1. / Picture: © BMK / Cajetan Perwein

This corresponds to about 64 percent of the annual gas consumption in Austria, as the climate and energy ministry (BMK) of Leonore Gewessler (Greens), is responsible for energy issues.

Daily injection volumes have been between 400 and 550-gigawatt hours in recent days and have risen again compared with the previous week. The supply volumes cut by Russia could be replaced by…