Gas storage is only 58 percent full: is there a threat of a gas crisis in winter?

Shortly before the start of the heating season, experts and consumers are worried: The gas storage facilities in Germany are currently only about 58 percent full - and therefore empty than they have been for a long time. At the same time, as a result of the Iran war, market prices are just two and a half times higher than at the beginning of the year.

In the new podcast episode of Handelsblatt Green & Energy, host Michael Scheppe talks to Handelsblatt energy expert Catiana Krapp about whether there is a threat of a gas crisis this winter. Krapp does not expect Germany to run out of gas. But: “On extremely cold winter days, not as much gas could be provided at once as Germany needs that day.”

The second part is about the impact on consumers. Christina Wallraf, consultant for the energy market at the North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center, assumes that the gas price for end customers could rise by around 20 percent this winter. It provides information about what consumers can do now.