Press Releases

17.03.2026

INES Gas Scenarios: Gas supply secured for the remainder of winter – refilling becomes the central challenge

Current storage levels are now sufficient to ensure full gas supply until the end of the winter even under extremely cold conditions. Attention is therefore shifting to the refilling of…

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20.01.2026

INES-Gas-Scenarios: Milder weather eases the situation – structural risks remain

Germany entered the winter of 2025/26 with low gas storage levels. The January update of the INES Gas Scenarios shows that the mild December has improved the initial situation and…

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18.11.2025

INES-Gas-Scenarios: Winter Outlook Reveals Risks – Gas Storage Levels Before Winter at a Low Level

Germany is entering the heating season with an unexpectedly low storage level of only 75 percent. The November update of the INES Gas Scenarios shows that, under extremely cold temperatures,…

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16.09.2025

INES Gas Scenarios: Positive Storage Filling Level Development Since July, but Risks Remain

Germany began the new storage year on April 1, 2025, with a comparatively low storage level of 29 percent. Since then, the filling process has increas ...

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09.07.2025

INES Gas Scenarios: July Update Shows Slow Progress in Filling Germany’s Gas Storage Facilities

With the current July update, the Initiative Energien Speichern (INES) analyses the gas supply situation in Germany for the coming winter. Currently, around 70% of German gas storage capacity has…

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12.05.2025

INES Gas Scenarios May Update: Supply Currently Secured

The May update of the INES Gas Scenarios analyzes the current gas supply situation in Germany for the upcoming winter under various weather conditions. In response to newly lowered storage…

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