Power Consumption Increased by 6% in September

Power consumption in Estonia increased by 6% per cent in September compared to last year, amounting to 606 gigawatt hours. Domestic power consumption has been on the rise since May of this year, yet the total consumption of nine months is surpassed by the figure for the same period last year by one per cent.

In September, electricity production in Estonia decreased by 12% in year-over-year comparison, amounting to a total of 874 gigawatt hours. The decrease in electricity production was caused by an increased flow of electricity from Finland into Latvia via Estonia. Production from fossil fuels fell by 15%; however, at the same time, production from renewable resources grew by 25%.

The net exports of the Estonian power system amounted to 268 gigawatt hours the previous month, which means that production surpassed domestic consumption by 44%.

Electricity production in Latvia decreased by 35% in September compared to the same month last year, amounting to a total of 234 gigawatt hours. Electricity production fell mainly in cogeneration plants. Latvian electricity balance ran a deficit of 316 gigawatt hours in September and domestic production only made up 43% of domestic consumption.

In Lithuania, electricity production fell by 14% compared to the same month last year, to 337 gigawatt hours. The deficit of the Lithuanian electricity balance increased by a little more than a fifth to 542 gigawatt hours due to the concurrence of a reduction in electricity production and an increase in consumption. Electricity generated in Lithuania covered 38% of domestic consumption. 34% of the deficit of electricity balance was compensated for by imports via Latvia, and the remaining 66% was imported from third countries.

The gross electric power deficit of the Baltic States increased from 217 gigawatt hours in September last year to 590 gigawatt hours this year. The deficit made up 29% of the total power consumption of the three countries.

The electricity production of the Nordic countries increased by three per cent in year-over-year comparison, while power consumption matched the level of last September. In September, the Nordic countries exported 97 gigawatt hours of electricity.

The full overview of the electricity system for September can be found here.