Archive:Electricity generation statistics – first results

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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 (provisional 2010 figures) on the volumes of electricity that have been produced and supplied at EU-27 level, at Eurozone level and at the EU-27 Member States plus Norway, Croatia and Turkey. 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 production from 2008.

Figure 2: EU-27 Electricity generation by source, 2010
(in %)

Table 1: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 2: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 3: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 4: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 5: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 6: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 7: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 8: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 9: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 10: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Table 11: Electricity Statistics, 2010
(in GWh)

Figure 3: Breakdown of electricity generation by source, 2010
(in %)

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 at EU-27 level in 2010 with 3.6% compared to the preceding year.

Tables 1 to 10 show the production and supply figures for EU-27, Eurozone, all EU Member States, Norway, Croatia and Turkey.
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 exported increased volumes of electricity to Lithuania that closed a Nuclear Power Station in 2010.

As regards the structure of generation in 2010 (figure 2):

- The generation of conventional thermal energy increased by 1.4% in the EU-27 and accounted for 54.5% of total generation;
- The generation of nuclear energy also increased in the EU-27 (+2.6%) and accounted for 27.6% 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 0.7% 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

The volume of electricity that is supplied to the market is defined as the total net volume of electricity generated minus the exports plus the imports minus the electricity that is absorbed by pumping.
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 level at 2008.
In 2010, the EU-27 was a net importer of electricity with 2215 GWh or 0.07% of the total generation, compared to 0.5% (14724 GWh) in 2009.
When looking at national level, the largest increases could be observed in Luxembourg (+8.1%), Finland (+7.6%), and Slovenia (+7.3%). Supply of electricity increased in the 5 largest EU Member States, France (+4.4%), Germany (+3.6%), Spain (+2.2%), Italy (+2.0%) and in the UK (+1.5%). In Turkey, the supply increased with 7.9% compared to 2009.
Decreases in supply figures were observed in Portugal (-11.2%), Greece (-5.4%), Malta (-2.6%) and Ireland and Bulgaria (both -0.9%).

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