E-Control Activity Report 2026 (E-Control)

Summary

• Electricity consumption rose 3.0% in 2025 including pumped storage, and 2.5% without it.p.22
• Gas storage was filled to 85.6 TWh, or 84.9%, on 1 October 2025.p.22
• Austria became a net importer of electricity again in 2025, with 4.1 TWh.p.24
• The share of renewable energy in gross electricity generation was around 94% (2023: about 91%).p.26
• The share of Russian pipeline gas in European imports fell to about 7% in 2025, from over 40% in 2021.p.28
• LNG's share of European gas imports rose from under 20% in 2021 to around 43% in 2025.p.29
• The strategic gas reserve amounts to 20 TWh.p.23

Key insights

1. Renewable energy sources in the electricity labelling mix rose from 84.72% in the 2023 period to 86.52% in 2024.p.30
2. The share of fossil energy carriers fell from 15.22% to 13.42%.p.30
3. 61.98% of guarantees of origin come from hydropower, followed by wind at 12.86%.p.30
4. Solar energy at 7.52% overtook biomass (3.07%) and renewable gases (0.88%).p.30
5. Of the 2,250 GWh additional consumption, 513 GWh are attributable to pumped storage and 1,692 GWh to electrical end consumption.p.22
6. About 3 TWh of electricity from plants with EAG market premium was supported in 2024.p.26