October with a Strong Increase in Gas Consumption

In Austria, energy consumption noticeably increased in October. The supply of electricity to end customers increased by 4.5 percent year-on-year to 5.69 terawatt hours (TWh), while gas consumption even rose by 22.0 percent to 6.95 TWh, according to current data from E-Control.

Decrease in Electricity Production

At the same time, domestic electricity production decreased significantly: With 6.10 TWh, 16.6 percent less electricity was generated than in October of the previous year - mainly because there was significantly less water compared to the record month of October 2024. The generation coefficient of hydropower fell from 1.54 to 0.85, run-of-river power plants produced 42.1 percent less, and storage power plants produced 44.3 percent less. In contrast, thermal power plants (+45.5 percent), wind power (+33.9 percent), and photovoltaics (estimated +25.7 percent) were able to increase. At the end of October, 9,715 megawatts (MW) of PV and 4,322 MW of wind capacity were installed.

In terms of the physical electricity exchange with foreign countries, Austria shifted towards being a net importer in October. Electricity exports decreased by 23.1 percent year-on-year, while imports increased by around 1 TWh or 93.4 percent to 2.11 TWh. While in October 2024, around 1.1 TWh more electricity was exported than imported, this year resulted in an import balance of 0.42 TWh.

Increase in Gas Consumption

Compared to October 2024, 6.95 TWh of gas was delivered to Austrian end customers, 22.0 percent more than in the same month of the previous year. In October, 4.7 TWh were withdrawn from Austrian storage facilities, 3 TWh more than in the previous year, while around 3.48 TWh, or 7.2 percent more, were stored. The storage content was 84.4 TWh, below the previous year's value of 96.1 TWh.

(APA/Red)

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