According to SO UES OJSC, electricity consumption in the Unified Energy System of Russia in 2013 amounted to 1,009.7 billion kWh, which is 0.6% less than the volume of consumption in 2012
13 January 2014
According to SO UES OJSC, electricity consumption in the Unified Energy System of Russia in 2013 amounted to 1,009.7 billion kWh, which is 0.6% less than the volume of consumption in 2012. Electricity consumption in 2013 in Russia as a whole amounted to 1,031.2 billion kWh, which is also 0.6% less than in 2012.
The main factors for the decrease in electricity consumption in 2013 were a drop in consumption by metallurgical enterprises (consumption of aluminum smelters since the beginning of the year has decreased by more than 5 billion kWh compared to 2012) and abnormally warm weather in the winter months of last year.
Electricity generation in Russia in 2013 amounted to 1,044.9 billion kWh, which is 0.8% less than in 2012. Power plants of the UES of Russia generated 1,023.5 billion kWh (0.8% less than in 2012).
