Hungary is prepared for the winter: the domestic natural gas storage tanks are 86 percent full
Based on the schedule defined in the gas storage regulation of the European Union, Hungary had to mandatorily store 35 percent of its five-year average consumption by November 1, which is 3.65 billion cubic meters. On November 15, our country achieved the maximum security of supply for larger volume storage with 1.79 billion cubic meters, i.e. almost 50 percent more than the amount prescribed in the decree.
The amount stored until November 15, 202 is 880 million cubic meters, 19 more compared to the amount until November 15, 202. On November 15, the annual consumption-related capacity was 54.48 percent, which is 26.2 percent more than the European natural gas storage capacity average.
The Hungarian Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Office is a prominent,
5.44 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which is more than the annual residential consumption (137%).
Olivér Hortay, head of Századvég’s energy and climate policy department, also commented on MEKH’s announcement in his Facebook post, as he put it:
“Hungary is prepared for the winter: 19 full volumes of gas are stored, as in November last year. Our country completely exceeded the EU requirement by almost 50 percent.”
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