Estonian electricity production grows eight per cent in April

Domestic electricity production grew by eight per cent year-on-year to 741 gigawatt-hours, while consumption fell by one per cent to 672 gigawatt-hours.

The Estonian electricity system balance was positive for 64 per cent of the hours, and the monthly balance had a surplus of 69 gigawatt-hours. Transit flows through the Estonian electricity system fell by 34 per cent year-on-year, totalling 321 gigawatt-hours.

Production from fossil fuels grew by 14 per cent in April, while production from renewable sources fell by 18 per cent. The only renewable source that saw growth in production was at hydro power plants, where production increased by 15 per cent. At the same time, wind energy production fell by 29 per cent as a result of poorer wind conditions, and the amount of electricity produced from biomass totalled 10 per cent. Electricity produced from renewable resources covered 14.8 per cent of total consumption.

Electricity production in Latvia increased by four per cent in comparison with April 2015, totalling 595 gigawatt-hours. A total of 63 per cent of electricity was produced at hydro power stations. Electricity consumption fell by one per cent in Latvia, and there was a surplus of 19 gigawatt-hours in April’s electricity balance. Lithuania produced 171 gigawatt-hours of electricity in the previous month, a fall of 28 per cent. Electricity consumption shrank 13 per cent to 717 gigawatt-hours. The Lithuanian electricity balance deficit decreased by seven per cent to 546 gigawatt-hours. The share of local power stations in covering domestic consumption was 24 per cent.

In the Nordic States, both production and consumption were higher in April than at the same time last year. Electricity production in the Nordic States exceeded consumption by 873 gigawatt-hours.

Sweden and Norway were net electricity exporting, and Denmark and Finland net electricity importing systems.

A full summary for the state of electricity systems in April is available here.