Electricity Consumption Decreased, But Increase in Gas

Electricity generation simultaneously fell by 9.1 percent to 37.6 TWh, as electricity produced from hydropower decreased by one-fifth. In contrast, more electricity came from thermal power plants (plus 5.8 percent), wind power plants (plus 9.7 percent), and photovoltaic systems (approximately plus 28.5 percent).

Austrians Needed Less Electricity and More Gas in the Summer Half-Year

Although more electricity was needed and less was generated, Austria exported around 1.4 TWh more electricity than it imported from April to September 2025.

While electricity consumption decreased in the summer, 3.3 percent more gas was consumed. By the end of September, gas storage facilities were filled with around 85.6 TWh, about 9.4 percent less than a year earlier. However, the stored amount "is significantly above the total gas consumption of last winter of 57.7 TWh," assures E-Control. In the summer, 63.3 TWh more gas was imported than exported, making the foreign trade balance half higher than in 2024 (42.2 TWh).

(APA/Red)

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