Electricity, March 2009

So far this year, 38.1 TWh of electric power has been produced; a decrease of 5.2 per cent compared with the corresponding month in 2008. The filling was below the median during March and amounted to 32.2 per cent at the end of week 13. The median filling for the corresponding period in the last 17 years is 39.5 per cent.

Net export of power

Norway’s imports of power came to 603 GWh in March, while exports totalled 924 GWh. This gave a net export of 858 GWh.

Consumption of electricity excluding power intensive manufacturing

The electricity consumption excluding power intensive manufacturing amounted to 8 409 GWh in March 2009; a decline of 0.8 per cent compared with the corresponding month in 2008. Households, services and manufacturing other than the power-intensive account for the majority of the consumption.

Seasonally-adjusted figures

The current consumption of electricity excluding power-intensive manufacturing fell by 5.6 per cent from February to March 2009, while seasonally-adjusted figures fell by 4.8 per cent.

See also

Prices of electric energy

Tables:

• Table 1 Electricity balance. Monthly. GWh
• Table 2 Production of electricity, on county level. GWh
• Table 3 Consumption excluding power-intensive manufacturing, seasonal and non-seasonal growth from previous month. Per cent
• Table 4 Electricity balance. Quarterly. GWh