Düsseldorf, December 2, 2025. With one month to go before the end of the year, Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) has already fed more energy into the German gas grid than in any previous year. Dr. Peter Röttgen, managing director of the federally owned company, said: "Our terminals are operating at above-average utilization compared to the rest of Europe. By the end of November, we had already fed more than 59 terawatt hours of energy into the German gas grid. This means that the final totals for 2023 and 2024 will already be exceeded by the end of November 2025. We also still have a little reserve capacity, which we offer to the market on a regular basis, but for competitive reasons we have to offer it at a minimum price. However, these residual quantities have not been in demand on the market recently, meaning they are not currently needed by shippers. We are proud that our work has made an important contribution to security of supply in Germany and Europe since the loss of Russian gas supplies. This is not about import records, but about securing the energy needs of industry, commerce, and households until alternative raw materials can meet them. We would like to thank all partners involved for their active support."

The 59 terawatt hours of energy fed into the grid by DET in previous years corresponded to the total annual consumption of natural gas by just under 18 percent of all household and commercial customers, or 7 percent of total German consumption.