Production and consumption of electricity both grow in January

According to Elering data, a total of 1045 gigawatt-hours of electricity was generated in Estonia in January, which is 2 per cent more than in the same period last year. Consumption grew by 5 per cent year-over-year to 901 gigawatt-hours.

The share of renewable energy in January consumption fell, which is a typical trend in the winter period, and amounted to 14.6 per cent. At the same time, the renewable output in absolute figures was 146 gigawatt-hours in January, a 3 per cent increase compared to a year ago. The reason for the growth was a 9 percent increase in output of energy from biomass and biogas. Wind energy output stayed at the same level.

In Latvia, electricity production decreased by 32 per cent compared to last January, with output amounting to 592 gigawatt-hours. In Lithuania, production fell by 11 per cent to 317 gigawatt-hours. In Latvia, consumption grew by 1 per cent in January, reaching 697 gigawatt-hours. In Lithuania, consumption rose by 4 per cent to 1173 gigawatt-hours.

As a whole, the Baltics generated 1955 gigawatt-hours of power and consumed 2771 gigawatt-hours. The electricity balance was thus a deficit of 816 gigawatt-hours.

In the Nordics, output in the same period was 41,122 gigawatt-hours and consumption was 41,912 gigawatt-hours, for a surplus of 791 gigawatt-hours. The Nordic power balance was influenced in January most of all by the Finnish deficit, which was 2214 gigawatt-hours.

Compared to last January, 6 per cent more electricity was imported to Estonia last year – a total of 214 gigawatt-hours. Three-quarters of this figure came from Finland. The export figure was the same as in the same period last year – 361 gigawatt-hours. Two-third of exported electricity flowed to Latvia and one-third to Finland.