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Germany: gas stocks and supply security

This dossier follows German gas storage and supply-security assessments, distinguishing observed stocks from winter forecasts.

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Rehden gas storage site in 2022.
Rehden, August 2022: archive, not a visual measure of current stocks. Foto: Axel Hindemith, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Foto: Axel Hindemith / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — août 2022, sans modification.

Where things stand

As of 1 November 2026, storage is about 61.4% full, below the aggregate national target of about 70%. Authorities consider supply secure; INES warns about lower reserves.

Reported information

Germany enters winter with gas stocks below target

German gas storage is about 61.4% full at the start of November 2026, according to AGSI figures reported by dpa-AFX on 1 November. That is below the aggregate national target of about 70%.

Rehden gas storage site in 2022.
Rehden, August 2022: archive, not a visual measure of current stocks. Foto: Axel Hindemith, CC BY-SA 3.0. — Foto: Axel Hindemith / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — août 2022, sans modification.

The Economy Ministry says winter supply is secure. Regulator Bundesnetzagentur also assesses the risk of strained supply as low, taking imports and withdrawal capacity into account alongside stored volumes.

Storage operators’ association INES calls the shortfall a warning: smaller reserves increase vulnerability to cold weather or disrupted imports. It wants the filling mechanism improved. These are assessments of future risk and do not establish a current shortage.

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