Electricity production falls, INSTAT: Imports increased, while exports decreased

2024-08-28 12:28:55Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Electricity production falls, INSTAT: Imports increased, while exports decreased

The second quarter of the year did not turn out to be positive in terms of electricity production, as the water situation affected the 18.9% drop in net domestic production, compared to the second quarter of 2023. According to data from the Institute of Statistics for the period April - June of this year, 1,841 gWh were produced out of 2,269 gWh of energy produced in the second quarter of 2023. This year, production was carried out by public hydropower plants to the extent of 44.6%, by private and concessionary hydropower plants to the extent of 48.6%, while 6.8 % was generated by solar plants.

The decrease in production has influenced the increase in energy imports, as well as the decrease in exports. According to data from INSTAT for this period, imports increased by 75.2%, while exports decreased by 15.4%, compared to the same period last year, affecting the finances of the Albanian Electricity Corporation, which has increased expenses for energy purchases. while income from exports has declined.

Meanwhile, losses in the network, including the transmission and distribution network, reached the value of 323 gWh from 359 gWh, marking a decrease of 10.0%. At the same time, the use of electricity by consumers, in the second quarter of 2024, decreased by 0.3%, while this decrease was influenced by businesses, which reduced electricity consumption by 2.3%. The figures for family consumers show a different result, which increased energy consumption by 2.1%.


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