Power Production Decreases 42 Per Cent in June, Consumption Increases Two Per Cent

Compared to last year, domestic production decreased by 42 per cent in competition with Nordic electricity producers. This is the greatest fall in Estonian electricity production over the last years.

In June, electricity production totalled 540 gigawatt-hours and consumption 574 gigawatt-hours. The deficit was covered with electricity imports from Nordic countries.

Renewable energy production increased by three per cent year-on-year, totalling 18.6 per cent of electricity produced. Half of the electricity produced from renewable sources came from wind energy due to favourable wind conditions this year; wind energy production capacity increased by 53 per cent compared to last year.

Significant growth was shown by transit flows passing through the Estonian transmission system, increasing from 199 gigawatt-hours last year to 533 gigawatt-hours this year.

Electricity production in the Baltic countries fell by 22 per cent compared to last year, totalling 1115 gigawatt-hours. Consumption totalled 1893 gigawatt-hours, increasing by two per cent. In June, there was a deficit in the electricity balance in the Baltic countries of 777 gigawatt-hours as a whole, constituting 41 per cent of the three countries’ electricity consumption.

Latvia produced two per cent more electricity compared to last year and production totalled 279 gigawatt-hours. Consumption in Latvia remained at the same level as last year with 511 gigawatt-hours.

Lithuanian electricity production increased by 37 per cent, totalling 297 gigawatt-hours. Consumption increased by two per cent, reaching 808 gigawatt-hours. In comparison with last year, the deficit was 11 per cent smaller, comprising 63 per cent of the consumption, and the greater part was covered by imports from Latvia, with 43 per cent of the shortfall imported from third countries.

Electricity production in the Nordic countries increased by nine per cent, reaching 29.08 terawatt-hours, and consumption increased by four per cent, reaching 26.81 terawatt-hours. The electricity balance surplus was 2.27 terawatt-hours, which is notably greater than the surplus of last June. The growth in Nordic production relied on the availability of hydro resources.

A full overview of the electricity system for June is available here.