Denmark meets its 75% gas storage target ahead of winter; on 7 November its facilities were 90% full

Energistyrelsen, the Danish Energy Agency, said on Monday, 9 November, that Denmark is meeting its gas storage filling target for this winter. In October the agency held an EU-wide tender for storage obligations: market participants commit, for a payment, to hold a set quantity of gas in Denmark’s two storage facilities on 1 November 2026. The tender was concluded within the budget of DKK 50 million.

The figures. Denmark’s target for 2026, set within the common EU goals, is 75%. According to the AGSI platform of Gas Infrastructure Europe, Danish storage held 7.52 TWh of gas on 1 November, or 91.85% of capacity, and 7.38 TWh, or 90.11%, on 7 November. On 1 October the level was 77%, an agency official said at the time during a webinar hosted by Green Gas Denmark, part of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI).

What the agency says. "There was great interest in the tender, and the result helps us meet our EU obligations and have plenty of gas in storage in Denmark as we head into the cold months," said Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen, deputy director of Energistyrelsen. According to the agency, Danish production of biogas and North Sea natural gas exceeds domestic consumption, making Denmark a net exporter, while pipelines to Norway, Germany and Poland allow imports.

Prices remain an issue. The agency warns that a robust supply does not mean low prices: the gas price is largely set on international markets, and Danish consumers may continue to face high and volatile prices. At the October webinar, Energinet pointed out that cold winters could cause gas shortages late in the season and that low storage levels in spring would feed into high prices, while Ørsted spoke of competition with Asia for available volumes of liquefied natural gas.

What comes next. Storage is used in winter to cover rising demand or any problem with access to gas. AGSI data already show daily withdrawals in the first week of November.

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