Latvia used 6.77 TWh of gas in nine months, 13.2% more, and the Inčukalns storage enters winter less full

Latvia consumed 6.773 TWh of natural gas in the first nine months of the year, 13.2% more than in the same period of 2025, when consumption was 5.981 TWh, according to Central Statistical Bureau (CSP) data reported by the LETA news agency.

The figures. Almost all of the increase came in the first two months. In January Latvia consumed 2.344 TWh, 98.2% more than a year earlier and the largest monthly volume since 2018, the start of CSP's comparable data. In February consumption was 2.139 TWh, 29.3% above February 2025. From March every month was below last year's level, and in September consumption fell to 231,775 MWh, 43.5% less than in September 2025. Imports followed the same curve: 6.753 TWh in nine months, against 5.950 TWh a year earlier, the CSP table shows.

Context. Over the whole of 2025, Latvia's gas consumption fell by 1.5% to 8.832 TWh, LETA recalls. Winter now arrives with smaller stocks: on 30 October the Inčukalns underground storage held 12.46 TWh, of which 4.03 TWh is the regional security reserve – 2.13 TWh, or 15%, less than a year ago and the lowest level for this time of year since 2020, according to Roberts Samtiņš, head of the AJ Power group, in an analysis published by Dienas Bizness. Across Europe, storage was 75% full at the end of October, below the EU's 80% target and the lowest level since 2013, the International Energy Agency warned.

What comes next. Samtiņš writes that for now there is no reason to worry about a physical shortage of gas or electricity, as the Klaipėda and Inkoo LNG terminals are operating steadily and have deliveries scheduled for the winter months. However, gas prices in Latvia are tied to the European TTF index, which rose in two weeks from about €88 to €103/MWh, and the increase also feeds through to electricity prices.

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