Domestic electricity consumption rose 9.39% y/y in May
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Domestic electricity consumption increased by 9.39% year-on-year to 13.63 TWh in May 2021, according to data from the Polish Power Grid (PSE).
Cumulatively in January-May 2021, domestic consumption increased by 6.7% y-o-y to 72.67 TWh.
Total electricity generation increased by 17.3% y/y to 13.13 TWh in May, PSE also said on its website. January-May 2021 production was up 10.52% y/y to 69.68 TWh.
In May 2021, thermal power plants produced 6.5 TWh of electricity from hard coal (up 39.68% y/y), 3.45 TWh from lignite (up 3.78% y/y), while gas-fired plants produced 0.99 TWh (down 8.92%) and wind power plants produced 1.27 TWh (up 32.74% y/y), PSE also reported.
In Jan-May 2021, commercial thermal power plants produced 37.78 TWh of electricity from hard coal (up by 31.29% y/y), 17.37 TWh from lignite (up by 13.36% y/y) and 5.33 TWh in gas-fired power plants (down by 7.75%), while wind power plants produced 6.17 TWh (down by 15.21% y/y).
Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) is the operator of the electricity transmission system in Poland. They own over 15,000 km of lines and over 100 extra-high voltage substations.
