Trianel Gasspeicher Epe doubles working gas volume for half-year storage product

Aachen, Epe. Trianel Gasspeicher Epe GmbH & Co. KG (TGE) is launching a new tender process for a storage product on an interruptible basis. The working gas volume per bundle was doubled from 25 GWh to 50 GWh in the latest marketing round.  

The tender process currently underway offers a total of three bundles with 50 GWh of working gas volume each for six months. The term begins on 1 August 2017 and ends on 1 February 2018. The total injection capacity is 200 MW for each bundle, with 400 MW withdrawal capacity. Compared with previous products, the injection-price was reduced by roughly seven percent from EUR 0.42 MWh to EUR 0.39 MWh. In addition, a discount of 50% of the injection-price is granted in the winter months.  

The tender process starts on 11 July 2017 and ends on 19 July 2017 at 12:00CET. 

For a detailed description of the tender process and the storage products and sample contract documents, visit TGE’s website: www.trianel-gasspeicher.com/produkte/auktionen

Since 2008, TGE has operated a natural gas storage facility consisting of four salt caverns in Gronau/Epe (Westphalia), with a working gas volume of 197 million cubic metres. This is one of the fastest storage facilities in Germany, which is owned by 16 municipal utilities and semi-public shareholders. 

Contact:  Maik Hünefeld, Press Officer Generation
Phone +49 241 413 20-282 | Mobile +49 151 140 89 0 39 | Email m.huenefeld@trianel.com