Munich (dpa / lby) - According to a newspaper report, the Austrian federal government wants to quickly tap into a gas storage facility that is important for supplying Bavaria. "We have decided that all gas storage facilities on Austrian territory must be connected to our network," said Leonore Gewessler (Greens), Austria's climate protection and energy minister, to the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (Monday edition).
This also applies to the gas storage facility in Haidach near Salzburg, which was previously only connected to the German gas network and primarily supplied Bavaria's households and industrial companies with gas. The minister stressed that this decision was final. Haidach is one of the largest underground natural gas storage facilities in Europe.
She expects Haidach to be connected to the Austrian gas network before the end of this year. "The storage tanks are our central safety buffer for the winter," emphasized Gewessler. They are currently 50 percent full.
