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Storage Facilities

RAG’s energy storage facilities

With the technically operated storage capacity of around 6.3 billion cubic meter of natural gas RAG is one of the biggest storage operators in Europe. RAG operates its own gas storage facilities and gas storage facilities  as part of a joint venture project with its partners. RAG storage facilities are Puchkirchen/Haag, Aigelsbrunn and Haidach 5. RAG Joint Venture storage facilities are Haidach and 7Fields.

 

Figures of storage facilitites operated by RAG 

TWh, GW, MW ... thermal, reference gross calorific value storage 11.5 kWh/cu m

Last update: February 2024

Puchkirchen/Haag gas storage facility    
Working gas volume 12.4 TWh 1,080 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity               6.0 GW 520,000 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 6.0 GW

520,000 cu m/h

Aigelsbrunn gas storage facility         
Working gas volume 1.5 TWh 130 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity               575 MW 50,000 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 575 MW

50,000 cu m/h

Haidach 5 gas storage facility               
Working gas volume 184 GWh 16 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity                230 MW 20,000 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 230 MW

20,000 cu m/h

7Fields (RAG) gas storage facility           
Working gas volume  6.3 TWh 550 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity                2.6 GW  226,600 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 1.7 GW

151,100 cu m/h

7Fields (Uniper) gas storage facility    
Working gas volume  17.8 TWh 1,550 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity                      9.3 GW 807,300 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 6.2 GW

538,200 cu m/h

Haidach (RAG) gas storage facility    
Working gas volume  14.4 TWh 1,249 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity                      5.9 GW 515,556 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 5.2 GW

450,000 cu m/h

Haidach (astora) gas storage facility    
Working gas volume  19,0 TWh 1,651 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity                      7.4 GW 644,444 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 6.9 GW

600,000 cu m/h

Total storage capacity                                   
Working gas volume 71.6 TWh 6,226 mn cu m
Max. withdrawal capacity 32.0 GW 2,783,900 cu m/h
Max. injection capacity 26.8 GW

2,329,300 cu m/h

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