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Poland has the EU’s highest gas-storage level

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Poland’s gas-storage facilities were 93.5% full on Sept. 1, the highest level in the European Union, while the EU average stood at 65.4%.
  • Portugal and Italy followed with storage levels of 93.1% and 83.1%, while Germany’s stood at 53.3%.
  • The European Commission said it sees no immediate threat to winter gas security, citing lower consumption and an 80% storage level considered sufficient for winter supply.

Poland has filled its gas-storage facilities to 93.5%, giving it the highest level in the European Union, according to the latest EU data. The EU-wide average stood at 65.4% on Sept. 1.

Portugal followed Poland at 93.1%, while Italy’s facilities were 83.1% full. Germany recorded a storage level of 53.3%. Only four EU countries had lower levels than Poland’s, with the lowest figures reported in the Netherlands, at 47.2%, and Latvia, at 45%.

The European Commission currently sees no direct threat to gas-supply security in the EU ahead of winter. Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, a European Commission representative, told journalists in Brussels that member states and the Commission concluded at a July meeting of the Gas Coordination Group that storage levels of 80% should be enough to secure winter supplies.

The Commission also pointed to declining gas consumption. EU gas use is currently 17% below its level before the energy crisis, Itkonen said. That lower demand is helping strengthen supply security despite lower storage levels in some countries.

An 80% gas-storage level should be sufficient to ensure supply in winter.

· Anna-Kaisa ItkonenThe European Commission representative described the conclusion reached by member states and the Commission at a July Gas Coordination Group meeting.
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