The higher electricity consumption at the beginning of the year was accompanied by lower electricity production: In January, 6.49 TWh of electricity was generated, 14 percent less than in January 2024. Run-of-river power plants generated 34.1 percent less electricity, and storage power plants 17.5 percent less. However, wind power operators also recorded a decline of about one-third. Only electricity generation from photovoltaic systems increased by 14.5 percent year-on-year. The overall lower electricity generation from renewable energy sources was offset by increased use of thermal power plants, whose production was 20.8 percent above that of the previous year. Additionally, 2.7 TWh of electricity was imported - half as much again as a year earlier. In contrast, electricity exports fell by 18.8 percent.

Gas Storage Level One Fifth Lower

In January, gas deliveries to end consumers also increased, but at the same time, domestic production - including the injection of biogenic gases - fell by 3.6 percent to around 0.51 TWh. Gas imports fell in January to around 7.2 TWh, a decrease of 28.7 percent. At the same time, around 12 TWh of gas was exported, about 15 percent more than in January 2024.

For this, 17 TWh of gas was withdrawn from storage, 5.5 TWh more, and around 0.9 TWh was injected, 0.5 TWh more. Overall, the storage content decreased by 20.4 percent compared to the level of the previous year.

(APA/Red.)

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