Electricity use and sustainable energy sources are also gaining ground
Households continue to save on gas under the double price of the overheads reduction scheme
Head of Hungary's state-owned energy group talks about gas procurement, LNG, expansion in Romania
By more than a quarter of a billion m³
Fill rate as a percentage of consumption second highest in the EU
Annual consumption down at around 8 billion cubic metres
2.5 billion cubic metres less than the 2021 consumption
Energy ministers to make a decision soon
Government amends decree
Gas storage levels still remain high though
Down significantly from the previous two years
Peak fill level was 98% in August
However we look at it, storage filling reached historic highs
Important decision made
Consumption fell by almost 1 billion cubic metres in the first half of the year
Hungary even exceeded it by some 5% between August 2022 and March 2023, according to Eurostat
The special stock acquired last year will also remain in domestic storage
The mild weather certainly played an important role in this
Dizzying hike of fees with serious spill-over impacts
The industry has been extremely flexible in responding to forced gas cuts