Heating season to start soon: Authority: Gas storage facilities could already be sufficient for winter
Autumn is approaching, and soon millions of households will need much more gas for their heating again. However, Germany's gas storage facilities are not too full. The Federal Network Agency does not share these concerns.
Germany's Federal Network Agency has alleviated concerns that the country's gas storage facilities may not be sufficient for the winter. The agency's head, Klaus Müller, stated that current gas storage levels are higher than the amount withdrawn during the same period last winter, with 136 terawatt-hours stored, accounting for 55% of capacity.
Müller expressed confidence that additional gas can be stored in the coming weeks and that the free market will ensure storage facilities are filled, with gas terminals along the coast able to import extra capacity quickly. He also noted that state intervention would be costly and instead relied on traders to fulfill their delivery obligations.
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