How Secure Are Electricity and Gas Supplies in Austria
On average, electricity outages per household lasted 23.41 minutes, while in 2023, the outage time was 32.27 minutes. Unplanned gas outages amounted to 3.87 minutes, compared to 1.44 minutes the previous year, according to the latest outage and disruption statistics from E-Control.
Fewer Outages in Electricity Supply, More Interruptions in Gas
The decrease in electricity supply outages is attributed to the lower impact of atmospheric influences, which were not considered regionally exceptional events. These include extreme weather conditions that pose challenges to network operators and are therefore considered separately in the statistics, as E-Control board member Alfons Haber explained in a statement on Tuesday. The increase in interruptions in gas supply, on the other hand, is mainly due to a large network operator in the distribution network facing significantly longer supply interruptions than usual. Despite the slight increase, the supply remains very reliable, Haber stated.
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