Gas in storage: 138.7 TWh
❓ What does this mean?
The Winter Readiness score is computed by EnergyRiskIQ’s Custom Algorithms. During the injection season it projects German storage forward to November 1 at the recent fill pace and scores it against the EU’s 90% mandate. At current pace, Germany is on track toward roughly 63% by November 1.
📈 How does it compare?
A score of 70/100 (MODERATE) indicates Germany’s storage trajectory is broadly on track for winter supply security. Storage currently sits 12.5pp below the European aggregate, with 46 days left in the refill window.
Germany's natural gas storage stands at 56.0% today, having rose 6.1 percentage points over the past month during the injection season. As Europe's largest gas consumer, German inventories are a structural anchor for the wider European supply picture and feed directly into TTF price formation. The current fill rate sits 12.5 percentage points below the European aggregate of 68.5%.
At the recent injection pace, Germany is on a trajectory toward roughly 63% by November 1 — the EU's 90% storage mandate. EnergyRiskIQ's Custom Algorithms translate this into a Winter Readiness score of 70/100 (MODERATE). With 46 days left in the refill window, the decisive variables are LNG send-out from German regasification terminals, Norwegian pipeline flows, and industrial demand response.
Broader European risk conditions remain a key overlay. The Europe Gas Stress Index (EGSI-M) reads 7.96/10 (LOW), the Europe Energy Risk Index (EERI) 47/100 (ELEVATED), and the Global Energy Risk Index (GERI) 20/100 (LOW). Combined with German storage, these signals produce a composite Gas Storage Risk of MODERATE for Germany.
For traders and risk managers, German storage is one of the cleanest reads on European supply security: with TTF trading near €80.97/MWh, the storage-versus-norm position implies a broadly balanced-to-bearish backdrop for TTF gas prices. Lower-than-expected German fill rates raise winter-supply concern and support a TTF premium, while comfortable inventories ease it. This interpretation is generated by deterministic Custom Algorithms and is for informational purposes only — not financial advice.
Latest per-country gas storage fill rates across the major European storage holders, sorted highest to lowest. Germany is highlighted. Data from AGSI+ / Gas Infrastructure Europe, updated daily.
| Country | Storage % | Gas in Storage | Daily Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 98.3% | 36.2 TWh | ▲ +0.06 |
| Italy | 84.9% | 172.8 TWh | ▲ +0.13 |
| France | 77.6% | 96.1 TWh | ▲ +0.43 |
| Czechia | 73.7% | 33.4 TWh | ▲ +0.08 |
| Hungary | 72.6% | 49.1 TWh | ▲ +0.25 |
| Austria | 67.1% | 67.3 TWh | ▲ +0.02 |
| Belgium | 59.4% | 4.5 TWh | ▲ +0.00 |
| Germany 🇩🇪 | 56.0% | 138.7 TWh | ▲ +0.11 |
| Netherlands | 53.3% | 76.7 TWh | ▲ +0.35 |
| Slovakia | 52.8% | 19.4 TWh | ▲ +0.15 |
Since 2022, Germany has rapidly built out floating LNG import (regasification) terminals to replace lost pipeline supply. LNG imports are now a primary swing source for refilling German storage: cargoes are regasified at coastal terminals and injected into the grid, directly supporting fill rates.
When global LNG is plentiful and cheap, German regasification send-out rises and storage refills faster. When Asian demand tightens the market — visible in the JKM LNG spot price — Europe competes harder for cargoes and German injection can slow, raising supply security risk.
German storage and the Dutch TTF benchmark are tightly linked. As Europe’s largest consumer, German inventory conditions are a leading structural input to TTF price formation:
- Low storage → bullish TTF: below-norm German fill raises winter-supply concern and supports higher prices.
- High storage → bearish TTF: comfortable inventories ease supply concern and weigh on prices.
With Germany’s current Gas Storage Risk reading MODERATE, the storage position is likely to ease pressure on TTF gas prices, all else equal.
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EnergyRiskIQ. (2026). Germany Gas Storage Levels — Live Data & Risk Intelligence — September 16, 2026. Retrieved from https://energyriskiq.com/gas-storage-levels-germany Data sources: AGSI+ / GIE (German storage), Yahoo Finance (TTF), EnergyRiskIQ Custom Algorithms (winter readiness, EGSI-M, GERI, EERI).