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Main statistical findings

Figure 1: EU-27 Evolution of electricity supplied, 2001-2010
(in GWh)

This article takes a look at most recent statistics (2010 figures) on the quantities of electricity that have been produced and supplied at EU27 level and at the EU27 Member States plus Norway, Serbia and Turkey. Data is  based on provisionnal accumulated monthly figures. As illustrated in figure 1, the supply of electricity in EU27 increased with 3.2% in 2010 compared to 2009, but it is still below the peak from 2008.

Table 1: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 2: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 3: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 4: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 5: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 6: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 7: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 8: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 9: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 10: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Table 11: Electricity Statistics, 2010
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Figure 3: Breakdown of electricity generation by source, 2010
(in %)


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Production of electricity

After the significant decrease of electricity production in 2009 (-4.9%), caused by the economical crisis, the volume of produced electricity increased again in the EU27 in 2010 with 3.6% compared to the preceding year.

Estonia (+45.5%), Latvia (+24%), Luxembourg (+19.1%), Finland (+11.2%) and Sweden (+8.4%) are the Member States that recorded the largest increases in electricity generation. (Estonia and Latvia export to Lithuania who closed a Nuclear Power Station).

As regards the structure of generation in 2010 as illustrated in figure 2:

- The generation of conventional thermal energy increased by 1.4% in the EU-27 and accounted for 54.4% of total generation;
- The generation of nuclear energy also increased in the EU-27 (+2.6%) and accounted for 27.5% of the total;
- The generation of hydro and wind increased in the EU-27 by 10% and 9.1% respectively and represented 12.4% and 4.6% of the total;
- The generation of solar energy increased by 58.9% in the EU-27 and represented 0.3% of the total.

Norway recorded a decrease in total generation (-7.1%), in Turkey and Croatia, generation increased in 2010 by 7.9% and 10.6% respectively.


Electricity supplied to the market

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See also

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