Sustained power prices force European industrial demand destruction.
prob 0.52
severity 3.4 / 5 · revision 2026-05-08watch · 14 industrial economies · chemicals + metals + fertilizer$ shortage country get AUT > stress_index: 0.41 STABLE > 5 events · 2 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $84.27 ▲ TTF €31.50 ▼ OPEC_SP 3.8 mb/d ● SPR_US 372.4 Mb FAO_FFPI 121.4 ▲
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Austria draws much of its power from hydro but remains a landlocked net energy importer that kept an unusually high reliance on Russian pipeline gas well after 2022. It holds large gas storage that also serves central Europe. Cereal output roughly matches demand, leaving food supply comparatively secure.
Alpine Austria is water-rich, though glacier retreat raises long-term concern for river flows.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil · ELG compulsory reserveErdöl-Lagergesellschaft (ELG) and industry hold the EU-mandated 90 days of net oil-import cover. | ~90 days | 90days | STABLE |
| Natural gas · underground storageLarge storage at Haidach and other sites serves Austria and central Europe; Russian gas reliance has been slow to unwind. | ~95 TWh capacity | 70days | WATCH |
| Grain · commercial stocksDomestic cereal output broadly matches demand, supported by the EU single market. | moderate | 50days | STABLE |
| EU Strategic Petroleum Reserves | 8 Mb | 85days | 72.7 % |
| EU Diesel / Gas Oil Reserves | 5 Mb | 52days | — |
| EU Gasoline Reserves | 1 Mb | 80days | — |
| EU Kerosene / Jet Fuel Reserves | n/a | 27days | — |
| EU Natural Gas Storage | 2.09 BCM | — | 22.0 % |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/AUT | jq '.stress' > 0.41