Natural Gas: Storage
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK gas storage capacity for winter 2026/27.
Answered by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The UK uses diverse gas supply sources to meet winter demand, including domestic UK Continental Shelf production, pipeline and interconnector imports, and Europe’s second largest LNG import infrastructure.
Gas storage, filled from these sources, provides system flexibility to respond to short-term changes in supply and demand. In winter 2025/26, gas storage supplied 5% of total GB gas use and we expect it to contribute a similar amount this winter.
As set out in our interim response to the Gas System in Transition: Security of Supply consultation, we recognise that gas infrastructure needs may change through the energy transition. We will further assess whether additional infrastructure, including strategic gas storage, is required, and will publish a full response in due course.
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