Final electricity consumption in the first two months of 2024 was 8.616 billion kWh, up 1.7% from the same period in 2023, while domestic production totaled 2.971 million toe, down 23,000 toe (-0.8%), according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

The final consumption of electricity in the economy increased by 3%, public lighting increased by 12%, and population consumption decreased by 2.6%.

Between January 1 and February 29, 2024, primary energy resources increased by 1.5%, and electricity resources remained constant, compared to the same period last year. The main primary energy resources totaled 5.201 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), increasing by 78,400 toe compared to the period January 1 – February 28, 2023, according to Agerpres.

Domestic production totaled 2.971 million toe, down by 23,000 toe (-0.8%) compared to the period January 1 – February 28, 2023, and import was 2.230 million toe, up by 101,400 toe (+4, 8%).

During this period, the electricity resources were 11.721 billion kWh, increasing by 3.7 million kWh compared to the period January 1 – February 28, 2023.

Production from thermal power plants was 3.700 billion kWh, down by 108.9 million kWh (-2.9%). Production from hydropower plants was 2.959 billion kWh, down by 12.4 million kWh (-0.4%), and that from nuclear power plants was 1.980 billion kWh, up by 16.5 million kWh (+0.8%).

The production from wind power plants, in the period January 1 – February 29, 2024, was 1.552 billion kWh, down by 277.4 million kWh compared to the period January 1 – February 28, 2023, and the solar energy produced in photovoltaic installations in this period was 245.6 million kWh, increasing by 78.8 million kWh compared to the period January 1 – February 28, 2023.