Press information

Groningen, 6 March 2026

• Gasunie publishes its 2025 annual report entitled ‘New energy in a changing world’
• Investments in 2025 amounted to over € 600 million in energy security and € 600 million in accelerating the energy transition
• Natural gas transport volumes were up in 2025, with more gas going to power stations to absorb wind and solar power supply fluctuations
• The first hydrogen and CO₂ projects are nearing completion
• Net profit for 2025 totalled € 85 million (2024: € 70 million)

In a year of persistent geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty and pressure on the European business climate, Gasunie invested heavily in energy infrastructure in 2025. With investments in energy security topping € 600 million and over € 600 million put towards the energy transition, Gasunie strengthened the energy system in the Netherlands and north-western Europe. This is stated in Gasunie’s 2025 annual report published today.

By investing in gas infrastructure and LNG capacity, Gasunie is strengthening energy security and boosting the existing energy system’s resilience. It provides additional security for the electricity system in situations when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing.

At the same time, Gasunie is building infrastructure for hydrogen, CO₂ transport and storage, biomethane and heat. Good progress is being made here: the hydrogen network in the Rotterdam port area is complete. The CO₂ transport and storage project Porthos is almost finished, providing industry with an important foundation for decarbonisation.

Gasunie has made system integration a top priority, as electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen, heat and carbon capture are like communicating vessels that should be developed concurrently. Only if we interconnect energy carriers will we be able to create a strong, resilient and affordable energy system.

In practice, this boils down to having mutually reinforcing solutions. Hybrid heat pumps, for example, ease the burden on the power grid and help households move towards sustainability faster using biomethane. Power stations will continue to need gas as a reliable backstop for solar and wind power.

Hydrogen storage, too, will contribute to the energy system’s resilience and help reduce dependence on energy imports in the Netherlands. Blue hydrogen has the potential to become a key resource in cutting back emissions in the short term, allowing industry and the economy to keep running.

‘We're investing in the backbone of the energy system,’ says Gasunie CEO Willemien Terpstra. ‘This is how we’re strengthening energy security today and building a future-proof energy system at the same time. For the Netherlands, the coming years are when results have to be delivered. Our course for this critical period is clear. In the interest of our country’s industry and society, we will push ahead in building a strong energy system where electricity, natural gas, biomethane, hydrogen and heat reinforce each other. The combination of molecules and electrons will make the energy transition swifter, more affordable and more robust.’

Financial figures

Gasunie posted stable profit and revenue for 2025, giving the company a solid foundation for further energy system development. Net profit came in at € 85 million, compared to € 70 for the previous year. A large part of Gasunie’s revenue comes from subsidiaries that work with regulated tariffs. If revenue from regulated services is higher than permitted in a given year, the surplus must be returned to the market (‘settled’) several years later by charging lower tariffs, and if revenue is lower, the same applies in reverse. Taking such future settlements into account, we foresee stable revenue development. Underlying revenue totalled € 1,666 million in 2025, compared to € 1,572 in the previous year.

Safety

Working safely continues to be a priority. In 2025, our lost-time incident rate was significantly lower than the year before. Gasunie remains committed to bringing down the number of accidents even more, as we want everyone who works for Gasunie to return home safe and sound at the end of the day.

More gas to power stations, LNG imports up

In 2025, Gasunie transported 685 TWh of natural gas in the Netherlands, up 6.2% on 2024. This is equivalent to over 1.5 times the final energy consumption in the Netherlands. The figures conceal a clear shift. Gas transport to industry fell due to a 9% drop in demand, while gas consumption by power stations rose by over 17%. Electricity producers turned to natural gas more often to absorb fluctuations in solar and wind production, so that they could continue to guarantee energy security. Transport volumes were also up in Germany, mainly on the back of imports from the Netherlands and Norway. Gasunie transported 271 TWh of natural gas in Germany, up 9.3% on 2024, maintaining the German network’s position as an important energy supply hub in north-western Europe.

Gasunie investment agenda to reach € 10.5 billion

The value of Gasunie’s total net investment agenda for the five financial years from 2026 through to 2030 will total around € 10.5 billion. Of this amount, roughly three quarters is expected to go to energy transition projects and one quarter to investments in natural gas and LNG infrastructure. Most of these investments will be made over the 2028-2030 period.

In 2025, Gasunie invested a total of over € 600 million in energy transition projects, with part of this amount going to Porthos, WarmtelinQ and the Dutch hydrogen transmission network. These are all energy transition projects the Netherlands needs for a sustainable future with greater energy security thanks to a diversified energy system. Investments also went into repurposing pipelines in Germany for hydrogen transport. Finally, Gasunie spent over € 600 million on developing and maintaining the gas and LNG infrastructure that is needed to increase energy security and the resilience of our energy system.