E-Control: Gas Supply in Winter 2025/26 Secured

E-Control also classifies the gas supply for the coming winter as secured. This is despite the fact that no Russian gas has been coming to Austria via pipeline since January. Ukraine did not extend the transit contract with Russia. On March 24, there were still 44 terawatt hours (TWh) of gas in domestic storage. It is now important to fill the storage facilities by the start of the next heating season, as E-Control board member Alfons Haber said on Thursday.

Haber also reported that the storage facilities are well booked and "we assume that the suppliers will use the bookings." The two most important import routes are now Germany and Italy. On the Italian side, import capacities have already been expanded and are to be further expanded in 2026. For the pipeline from Germany, the expansion in Upper Austria, the so-called WAG Loop, should be completed in 2027.

Dependence on Russian gas particularly strong before the war

Before the start of the Ukraine war, Austria was particularly dependent on Russian natural gas. Up to 80 percent of the fuel was sourced from Russia.

(APA/Red)

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