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Procurement prices of natural gas in Spain have been on a mostly stable trend throughout 2024, oscillating around ** euros per megawatt-hours. Prior to this, natural gas procurement prices in the Mediterranean country experienced a great increase between 2021 and 2022. In the latter year, the average natural gas procurement price amounted to roughly ** euros per megawatt-hours, peaking at euros per megawatt-hours in September. By contrast, Spain's average procurement price of natural gas in 2020 was around euros per megawatt-hours. 

Why are gas prices so high?

One main reason behind natural gas prices soaring in the last couple of years is the post-pandemic economic recovery. As coronavirus restrictions were lifted and many industrial and commercial sectors resumed activity simultaneously, there was a sudden demand for energy. This led to a global energy supply shortage, which was further aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The natural gas sector in Spain

Spain has a negligible production volume of natural gas that has been on a downward trend over the past years. Meanwhile, the import volume into the Mediterranean country has seen a mostly growing tendency. Spain’s main trading partner is Algeria, which accounts for nearly one third of the overall import volume. Altogether, natural gas constitutes an important source of energy in Spain, representing over ** percent of the primary energy consumption, and coming only second to oil.