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National Gas forecasts enough gas supply to meet this winter's demand
National Gas's Winter Outlook 2026 forecasts peak demand of 493 million cubic metres a day this winter, around 2% higher than last year, driven mainly by gas-fired power stations. It expects total supply capability of 592 million cubic metres a day, with domestic production down about 5% offset by a 6% rise in LNG imports and improved interconnector capacity.
Our readThe margin holds only because imports are doing more work, so any disruption to LNG cargoes or interconnector flows this winter would bite harder than the headline figure suggests.
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