Plunging temperatures in recent weeks and the end of Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine have hurt gas inventories in the United Kingdom, the country's main gas supplier Centrica said on January 10, warning that gas supplies were now"concerningly low."

Centrica reported that UK gas stocks were 26% lower last week than the same period in 2024, at about half full. The company added that the country had less than a week of stored gas to heat homes and businesses.

On Saturday, the UK's gas storage facilities were just 42% full, according to a tally by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), Europe's association of gas infrastructure operators.

By comparison, Germany's gas storage facilities were nearly three-quarters full, while Poland's were still more than 80% full.

The GIE data showed Britain has the smallest amount of gas held in reserve out of the 20 European countries listed.

Going into the fall, Britain's gas storage facilities were only a maximum of two-thirds full, compared to Germany and Poland, which had filled their tanks to more than 90% of capacity by September.

There are several reasons for the disparity. The UK has much........

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