EPG is marketing capacities totalling 1,000.00 GWh for the "Trading KAT 2Y" product in the Trading Hub Europe (THE) market area for the storage years 2026/27 and 2027/28. The bidding phase will take place on 07 January 2026 at the earliest and on 27 February 2026 at the latest in the time between 1 pm and 1:30 pm german time.
The following capacities are offered for the storage period from 01 April 2026 until 01 April 2028:
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Capacities |
WGV firm |
1,000.00 GWh |
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IR firm |
750.00 MWh/h |
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WR firm |
1,400.00 MWh/h |
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Storage location |
UGS Katharina (Market area THE) |
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Storage Period |
01/04/2026, 06:00 CE(S)T – 01/04/2028, 06:00 CE(S)T |
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Capacity Category |
firm Working Gas Volume, Injection and Withdrawal Rate |
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Service Fee |
Bid in €/MWh per storage year |
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Variable Injection Fee |
0.570 €/MWh in the storage year 2026/27 0.620 €/MWh in the storage year 2027/28 |
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Delivery Point |
Bobbau, EIC-Code 21Z000000000372I |
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Transport |
Not included |
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Auction Date |
07 January 2026 at the earliest and 27 February 2026 at the latest in the time from 13:00 - 13:30 CEST |
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Bids are accepted in €/MWh per storage year in the VNG Gasspeicher GmbH easystore customer portal. Registration in the easystore customer portal is necessary.
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All relevant documents can be found here:
The Trading KAT 26/27 auction on December 19, 2025, was completed. The working gas volume was sold partially.
EPG is marketing capacities totalling 1,500 GWh for the "Trading KAT" product in the Trading Hub Europe (THE) market area for the storage year 2026/27.
The following capacities are offered for the storage period 01.04.2026 - 01.04.2027:
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Capacities |
WGV |
1,500.00 GWh |
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IR |
1,125.00 MWh/h |
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WR |
2,100.00 MWh/h |
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Storage location |
UGS Katharina (Market area THE) |
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Storage Period |
01.04.2026, 06:00 CE(S)T – 01.04.2027, 06:00 CE(S)T |
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Capacity Category |
Firm |
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Service Fee |
Bid in €/MWh/year |
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Variable Injection Fee |
0.570 €/MWh in the storage year 2026/27 |
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Delivery Point |
Bobbau, EIC-Code 21Z000000000372I |
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Transport |
Not included |
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Auction Date |
19 December 2025, in the time from 13:00 to 13:30 CEST |
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Bids are accepted in €/MWh/year in the VNG Gasspeicher GmbH easystore customer portal. Registration in the easystore customer portal is necessary.
All relevant documents can be found here:
The KAT 2Y 26-28 auction on 1 October 2025 was successfully completed. The entire 2,000 GWh working gas volume was sold.
The KAT RoSY 25/26 auction on 3 Septmeber 2025 was successfully completed. The entire 175 GWh working gas volume was sold.
The KAT RoSY 25/26 auction on July 8, 2025, was successfully completed. The entire 1,280 GWh working gas volume was sold.
The KAT RoSY 25/26 auction on May 8, 2025, was successfully completed. The entire 1,500 GWh working gas volume was sold.
The auction announced until March 31, 2025 (1,000 GWh 2025/26 - Trading KAT) was not carried out due to the current market situation. No capacities were allocated.
On 19.12.2024 no storage capacities offered via easystore auction (1,000 GWh for SY 2025-2027) were allocated. The internal minimum bid was not reached.
On 17.10.2024 all storage capacities offered via easystore auction (1,000 GWh for SY 2025-2027) were fully booked by customers.
EPG received many bids from different companies and the volume of bids exceeded the offered capacity by multiple times.
On 30.08.2024 the storage capacities offered via EASYSTORE auction (1 TWh for SY 25/26) were partially booked by customers.
EPG received 15 bids from different companies and the volume of bids exceeded the offered capacity. The internal minimum bid was not reached for the complete capacities.
On 21.03.2024 all storage capacities offered via PRISMA auction (54 SBUs for SY 2024) were fully booked by customers.
EPG received many bids from different companies and the volume of bids exceeded the offered capacity by more than 5 times.
On 27.02.2024 all storage capacities offered via PRISMA auction (90 SBUs for SYs 2024 and 2025) were fully booked by customers.
EPG received many bids from different companies and the volume of bids exceeded the offered capacity by almost 4 times.
In this area you will find documents and files related to the marketing activities of UGS Katharina: