Commercialization

Gas storage capacity bookings

Available Capacities:

Currently there are no capacities available at UGS Katharina. The current increase of WGV up to 391,796,000 m³ has been executed for test purposes after commissioning of two new caverns.

Erdgasspeicher Peissen GmbH (EPG) has executed the online auction No.2/2019 on 1st August 2019 via the electronic platform PRISMA. The minimum bid price was 126.97 EUR/ 1000 m³/ year. No bids were received. EPG offers the auctioned capacities at the same minimum price until further notice.

Available Capacities (Storage Year 2019/2020):

	Capacity Working Gas Volume mill m³ (0°C)			Capacity Injection Rate mill m³/day (0°C)				Capacity Withdrawal Rate mill m³/day (0°C)
Storage Year	max.	booked	available	max.	booked	available firm	available (interrupt.)	max.	booked	available	available (interrupt.)
2019 (until 01.09.2019)	386.15	386.15	0	12.00	7.66	0	4.34	24.00	15.33	0	8.67
2019 (from 01.09.2019)	391.80	386.99	4.81	12.00	7.68	0.1	4.22	24.00	15.36	0.19	8.45
2019 (from 01.02.2020)	391.80	387.01	4.79	12.00	7.68	0.1	4.22	24.00	15.36	0.19	8.45

The following Capacities are still offered until further notice:

Contract Duration	Working Gas Volume Total	Working Gas Volume per bundle	Injection Rate per bundle	Withdrawal rate per bundle	Remarks
Lot 1: 01.02.2020 – 01.04.2021	4.79 bundles	1,000,000 m³/h(0°C)	827 m³/h(0°C)	1,654 m³/h(0°C)	Only the whole lot to be booked
Lot 2: 01.09.2019 – 01.04.2021	4.81 bundles	1,000,000 m³/h(0°C)	827 m³/h(0°C)	1,654 m³/h(0°C)	Only the whole lot to be booked
Lot 3: 01.04.2020 – 01.04.2021	4.79 bundles	1,000,000 m³/h(0°C)	827 m³/h(0°C)	1,654 m³/h(0°C)	Only the whole lot to be booked
Lot 4: 01.04.2020 – 01.04.2021 (start could be postponed until 01.06.2019 for tech. reasons)	4.56 bundles	1,000,000 m³/h(0°C)	827 m³/h(0°C)	1,654 m³/h(0°C)	Only the whole lot to be booked