Power Statistics - 2010 Edition - Full Report - Eurelectric

Demand 2.3 Comments
66 Power Statistics – 2010 Edition – Full Report
LUXEMBOURG (lu)
Overall demand of electricity in Luxembourg amounted to 6,703 GWh in 2008 decrease by 1.4%
compared to the previous year. This decrease is due to the impact to industry of the international
financial crisis.
LATVIA (lv)
In 2008, GDP growth was -4.6% and that stimulated the decrease of electricity consumption by 1.5%.
There is significant in industry sector (-10%). Electricity consumption per capita in Latvia is two times
less than EU-27 average.
POLAND (pl)
Peak power demand usually appears in December or in January around 5 p.m. Its’ value to some extent
depends on the outside air temperature. The total electricity consumption in 2009 according to Energy
Market Agency, amounted to 138.7 TWh. Decrease in total energy consumption compared to the year
2008 was ca. 4.0%.
In the year 2009 the maximum demand for power from the national power grid during the year occurred
in December, and amounted to 24,594 MW. Assumed demand for electric energy and peak capacity
refers to standardised years with average temperature.
For Poland, the electricity consumption projections for the time period 2010-2020 corresponds to
the Development Program for National Transmission System – Expected scenario”. Values for the year
2030 are own estimations of PSE Operator S.A.
PORTUGAL (pt)
Data for Portugal includes islands information (Azores and Madeira), being the total demand referred
to the whole country.
Regarding data for the Mainland Portugal, in 2008:
Electricity demand supplied through the public transmission network reached 50.6 TWh, characterized
by a growth rate over the previous year of 1.1%. The final consumption decreased by 1.2%;
The self-consumption of auto-producers decreased by about 9%, because a higher number of generators,
allowed by specific legislation, deliver their generation to the public network and are being supplied
by the public network;
Ordinary Regime Generation (PRO) plants met around 57% of the total demand while the Special Regime
Generation (PRE) met 22%. The international trade balance corresponds to 18% of total demand;
The peak demand for the connected system occurred in December, with 8,973 MW, 137 MW below the
maximum peak demand recorded in 2007.
Regarding data for the islands Azores and Madeira, in 2008 the electricity consumption represented
3.4% of the total electricity consumption of the whole country.
In table “Annual Energy and Peak Demand”, data for the Connected System does not include:
Demand of Azores and Madeira islands;
Demand of auto-producers for own use.
For medium/long-term planning purposes it is considered that the peak period occurs during 6% of
the time and an annual load factor of approximately 64% is assumed. Peak demand generally occurs in
December or January.