Weekly Bulletin is. 40, 1996

Strong decline in production and consumption of electricity

Norway's production of electricity totalled 5,981 GWh in August, down 30 per cent from the same month the year before. This is the lowest level of power production for August since 1982. Gross consumption totalled 6,910 GWh, down 10 per cent from the year before. Imports were extremely high in August, totalling 1,054 GWh, 17 per cent of total consumption.

Power production declined in most counties in August. In counties with high electricity production, or more than 9,000 GWh per year, the decline was the largest in Buskerud, Telemark and Hordaland. Here, production dropped by respectively 62, 50 and 52 per cent compared to the same month last year. So far this year, production has amounted to 72,095 GWh, down 8 per cent from the same period last year. Imports this year have totalled 6,881 GWh, which is three and a half times higher compared to the same period last year. Exports from January to August have totalled 3,718 GWh, down 33 per cent from last year. Exports in August totalled 125 GWh, which is 86 per cent lower compared to the same month last year.

New Statistics

Monthly Electricity Statistics, August 1996.
Statistics are compiled in cooperation with the Norwegian Power Grid Company (Statnett) and the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Administration (NVE), and are published monthly in the Weekly Bulletin of Statistics. They are also available in the Official Statistics of Norway (NOS) Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. More information: Ann Christin Bøeng, tel. +47 21 09 47 43, e-mail: abg@ssb.no.

Weekly Bulletin is. 40, 1996