INES warned about rapid emptying of German gas storage facilities in the event of cold winter
Germany's gas storage facilities will be almost or completely emptied if the winter is cold, TASS reports with reference to the German association of storage operators (INES)
“For winter 2023/2024, the INES scenarios show that if temperatures are warm, gas storage facilities will only be moderately used. However, if temperatures are medium to cold, the gas storage facilities will be heavily or completely emptied,” the association said in a statement.
In addition, it is reported that compliance with the statutory requirement for the level of filling at the end of January next year in the amount of 40 percent is a difficult task in the last two cases.
INES believes that if German citizens save as much as they do now, they will still not have enough reserves of natural gas in case of severe cold weather.
Earlier, the President of the Federal Network Agency of Germany, Klaus Muller, said that the country could face a shortage of gas in the coming winter.
