Hungary's strategic natural gas reserves are being filled up and would provide 45-50 days supply, if needed, at a daily consumption of 20 million cubic meters, the energy minister said Wednesday.
"Hungary's strategic natural gas reserves currently total 900 million cubic meters and will reach the full 1.2 billion cubic meter capacity by Dec. 31," Peter Honig, minister of transport, telecommunication and energy, said at a press conference Wednesday.
Gas is the source of 40% of Hungary's total energy supply, and 80% of that gas is imported from Russia via a pipeline through Ukraine. Hungary has experienced several serious disruptions in its Russian gas supply because of disputes between Russia and Ukraine.