Ukraine has begun stockpiling gas in storage facilities ahead of schedule

For the second week in a row, Ukraine has been increasing its gas reserves in underground storage facilities.

From March 13 to 22, the volume of active gas in UGS facilities increased by 118 million cubic meters—to 4.77 billion cubic meters (including buffer gas—9.4 billion cubic meters).

The decline in reserves stopped on March 13. At the same time, the current level of active gas is approximately four times higher than last year’s figure for this date—back then, there were only 1.2 billion cubic meters.

The main reason for the start of accumulation was warmer weather and lower consumption. Thanks to this, as well as stable imports at a rate of 24–25 million cubic meters per day and domestic production, Ukraine was able to direct part of its resources into storage facilities.

Over the past nine days, gas volumes have been increasing by an average of 12 million cubic meters per day.

At the same time, gas injection began nearly a month earlier in 2026 than last year: in 2025, this process started only on April 18, when reserves were significantly lower—about 0.67 billion cubic meters.