57 percent of the heat supply is based on natural gas. 65 percent of district heating depends on it. These figures make it very clear how dramatic the situation can become for us too – if Russian deliveries are missing for a longer period of time.
Around 17 terawatt hours (TWh) are currently available in Austrian gas storage facilities. Households need about two to three TWh per month in winter. So in half a year there will be no more hot showers and cooking. Explosive: The eXXpress learned from government circles that the storage facilities were actually much less full. There is cause for concern.
Chancellor Karl Nehammer tried to calm down in a first statement after the beginning of the Russian aggression, but also explained that new strategies were needed: There is currently “supply security” and Austria has enough gas in its storage facilities to “at least get through the winter well”. be able. “It is very important for the coming winter that we pursue a new strategy here,” said Nehammer in favor of passing a gas stockpiling law based on the model of a corresponding regulation for oil.
