Electricity, April 2009

The decline in the electricity consumption in power-intensive manufacturing can be viewed in conjunction with lower demand from abroad.

The electricity consumption excluding power-intensive manufacturing amounted to 6 208 GWh in April 2009; a decline of 11.9 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 26.2 per cent from March to April 2009, while seasonally-adjusted figures fell by 9.4 per cent.

Lower production of power

The production of electricity amounted to 9341 GWh in April 2009; a decrease of 17.3 per cent compared with the corresponding month last year. The filling was below the median during April, and amounted to 31.3 per cent at the end of week 17. The median filling for the corresponding period in the last 17 years is 34.6 per cent.

Net export of power

Norway’s imports of power came to 666 GWh in April, while exports totalled 761 GWh. This gave a net export of 95 GWh.

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