Energy, March 2023

In March 2023, total net electricity generation was 1.046 GWh. Compared to February, it increased by 9%, and compared to March 2022 it decreased by 7%. Generation in hydro power plants was 62% higher, in thermal power plants 40% lower and in the nuclear power plant 2% higher.

In line with the lower production in thermal power plants, fuel consumption also decreased. Total fuel consumption was 39% lower than a year ago.

905 GWh of electricity was imported and 881 GWh was exported. Compared to the same month last year, import increased by 22% and export by 30%.

In March, households consumed 315 GWh and business entities 640 GWh of electricity. Education activities consumed 17 GWh. Ljubljana was the only municipality with more than 10% of electricity consumed within education activities, namely 25%.

Compared to February, the supply of energy commodities in general went up with exception of Natural Gas supply fall with 11%. It increased by 220% with Other Petroleum Products, 34% with Kerosene Jet Fuel, 29% with Heating and Other Gasoil, 28% with Hard Coal, 19% with Motor Gasoline, 16% with Transport Diesel Oil, 16% with LPG and 5% with Coke Oven Coke.

Compared to March 2022, the supply of energy commodities decreased as 72% with Kerosene Jet Fuel, 41% with Hard Coal, 38% with Heating and Other Gasoil, 35% with Lignite and Brown Coal, 18% with Natural Gas and 7% with LPG.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.