energiedashboard.ch: Gas storage levels EU

Gas storage facilities play an important role in the security of gas supply in winter, when most gas is consumed. Over the year, Switzerland covers around 15% of its energy needs with gas. About half of this is consumed for heating buildings. Switzerland is almost entirely dependent on imports for gas. Only a little gas (biogas) is produced domestically. Likewise, Switzerland has no large domestic storage facilities of its own. It is dependent on the use of gas storage facilities in neighbouring countries.

The Federal Council has obliged the gas industry to secure storage capacities in neighbouring countries (15% of Switzerland's annual consumption) and options for additional gas supplies for the winter of 2022/23. At the end of August 2022, the gas industry reported the successful completion of this task.

The gas storage levels in Germany, France, Italy and Austria, as well as the entire EU, are given in percentages and in terawatt hours (TWh). The storage levels are based on the upper calorific value. The levels show the state of the gas storage facilities of the previous day until 11 pm. Sources: GIE, AGSI.