Danish gas storage facilities are not sufficiently filled as the winter heating season approaches.
To address this, a tender is being launched to secure additional gas for Denmark’s storage.
This was announced by the Energy Agency in a press release.
Deputy Director Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen stated that the overall supply situation is “good.”
“However, Denmark is far from the EU target we need to meet, and we have a responsibility to act,” he said in the statement.
As of late June, the two underground gas storage facilities in Denmark were only 33 percent full.
The EU’s sub-target for Denmark was set at 60 percent by July 1.
By November 1, the goal for gas storage should be ideally 90 percent full.
In response, the Energy Agency has initiated a tender to facilitate filling the gas storage facilities.
“There is gas available in the market, and the tender aims to increase the volume of gas stored in Denmark,” said Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen.
This will enhance supply security throughout the winter, he added.
The Energy Agency notes that Denmark has good access to gas, being “well connected to neighboring countries” and able to receive gas from Norway through the Baltic Pipe pipeline.
Additionally, gas production from Danish fields in the North Sea exceeds the country’s annual gas consumption at full capacity.
“Denmark’s access to gas is therefore strong, and supply security remains stable. However, a larger stockpile would strengthen Denmark’s gas supply security during winter,” the agency stated.
The tender will be managed by Gas Storage Denmark and is planned for September.
Denmark’s gas storage facilities represent about one percent of the EU’s total storage capacity.
Currently, European gas storage facilities are, on average, 58 percent full, which the Energy Agency considers consistent with previous years.
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