Electricity production grows by 23 per cent in June

Estonia’s domestic electricity production grew in June by 23 per cent compared with the previous year to 663 gigawatt-hours. Electricity consumption fell by one per cent to total 566 gigawatt-hours, and thus production exceeded consumption by 17 per cent in June.

In a half-yearly comparison, domestic electricity production fell by a total of three per cent, but consumption grew by three per cent, meaning that the totals for production and consumption in the first half of 2016 were 4520 and 4284 gigawatt-hours respectively.

Production from fossil fuels grew in June by 32 per cent and production from renewable resources fell by 11 per cent. Amongst renewable resources, production from wind power plants fell by 24 per cent in comparison with June of last year, while hydro energy production increased by 46 per cent due to the rainy weather conditions during the month.

Electricity produced from renewable resources covered 15 per cent of domestic electricity consumption in June.

The Estonian electricity system was an electricity exporter for 81 per cent of the time. Transit flows passing through the system fell by 36 per cent year-on-year to a total of 342 gigawatt-hours.

In the Baltic States as a whole, electricity production grew by 19 per cent in comparison with June last year, yet consumption remained at the same level as last year. The combined electricity balance deficit in the three states fell by 27 per cent to 570 gigawatt-hours. The shortfall made up 30 per cent of consumption in the three states in June.

In the Nordic States, electricity production fell by 12 per cent and consumption by 4 per cent in June compared to last year. The June electricity balance saw a slight deficit in the Nordic States – in total, the balance deficit was 67 gigawatt-hours. In contrast, at the same period last year, the Nordic States had an electricity surplus of 2271 gigawatt-hours.

A full summary of the state of the electricity system in June is available here.