27.09.2019 08:46
Share of domestic electricity in consumption rises in August
This August, a total of 402 gigawatt-hours of electricity was produced in Estonia and 626 gigawatt-hours of electricity was consumed – domestic output covered 64 per cent of consumption.
Domestic consumption dropped by 57 per cent since last August, mainly due to lower output from oil shale power plants.
Generation of electricity from renewable energy fell by 1 per cent year-over-year to 127 gigawatt-hours. Eleven per cent less was produced from wind, but hydro output grew 17 per cent. Renewable energy made up 31.5 per cent of domestic output in August and covered 19.2 per cent of consumption.
Consumption in August – 626 gigawatt-hours – was 1 per cent less than it was a year ago.
In August, Estonia imported 375 gigawatt-hours of electricity, of which 318 gigawatt-hours came from Finland and the remaining 57 gigawatt-hours came from Latvia. In August, Estonia exported 150 gigawatt-hours of electricity, of which 130 flowed in the direction of Latvia and the remaining 20 gigawatt-hours to Finland. Estonia’s commercial electricity balance last month had a deficit of 225 gigawatt-hours.
In Latvia, electricity output in August grew by 18 per cent year-over-year; consumption decreased 1 per cent. In Lithuania, on the other hand, production was down 3 per cent and consumption was up 5 per cent. The energy balance in the Baltic states had a deficit of 1.11 terawatt-hours in August.
In the Nordics, power generation decreased 2 per cent, and consumption fell by the same share. The Nordic countries’ electricity balance ran a 485 gigawatt-hour deficit.