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Hungarian natural gas market

Natural gas is the most important primary fuel in the Hungarian energy mix. The country currently consumes around nine billion cubic meters of natural gas. The heating sector accounts for the majority of this, followed by electricity generation and industry.

Domestic natural gas production contributes to approx. 20 percent to the domestic consumption. The remaining demand is covered through imports via Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Due to highly diversified pipeline connections with its neighbouring countries Hungary serves as a transit country for the ECE and SEE region.

Hungary has also significant storage capacity of over six billion cubic meters, which contributes to its role in the supply security of the country and the region.