Energy, December 2024

In December 2024, less net electricity was generated than in December 2023

Compared to the same month last year, electricity production in December 2024 decreased, but energy supply increased. Annual electricity consumption by type of customer and municipalities for 2024 have been published and for cohesion and statistical regions in households and business entities.

  • 27 January 2025 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
Total net electricity generation and export lower than a year ago, import higher

In December 2024, total net electricity generation was 1,275 GWh. Compared to November, it decreased by 5%, and compared to December 2023 it decreased by 4%. Compared to the same month last year, generation in hydro power plants was 45% lower, in thermal power plants it was 48% higher, in solar and wind power plants it increased by 58% and in the nuclear power plant it was 1% higher.

In line with the higher production in thermal power plants, fuel consumption also increased. Total fuel consumption was 43% higher than a year ago.

951 GWh of electricity was imported and 974 GWh was exported. Compared to the same month last year, import increased by 6% and export decreased by 7%.

Electricity consumption in households substantially higher than in the previous month, in business entities slightly lower

Households consumed 398 GWh and business entities 605 GWh of electricity. With 275 GWh consumed, manufacturing dominated. Compared to November, electricity consumption in households went up by 30%, while in business entities it went down by 3%.

Energy supply down at the monthly and up at the annual level

Compared to November, the supply of energy commodities in general went down: of Coke Oven Coke by 46%, of Hard Coal by 43%, of Heating and Other Gasoil by 26%, of Other Petroleum Products by 21%, of Transport Diesel Oil by 8%, and of Motor Gasoline by 16%. On the other hand, the supply of Natural Gas went up by 16%, of Kerosene Jet Fuel by 15%, of LPG by 12%, and of Lignite and Brown Coal by 10%.

Compared to last December, the supply of energy commodities increased: of Lignite and Brown Coal by 353%, of Hard Coal by 49%, of Other Petroleum Products by 34%, of Coke Oven Coke by 19%, and of Natural Gas by 7%.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Electricity production, Slovenia, December 2024
Electricity production, Slovenia, December 2024
Electricity, Slovenia
Dec
2023
Nov
2024
Dec
2024
Dec 2024
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Nov 2024
GWh% change
Net production – Total1,3301,3421,275–4–5
  of which Hydroelectric power plants487341269–45–21
  of which Conventional thermal power plants30045444548–2
  of which Nuclear power plant51950552213
  of which Solar and Wind power plants 1)24423958–9
Imports900844951613
Exports1,042980974–7–1
Available for the internal market1,1511,1661,21254
Consumption of Households389307398230
Consumption of Business Entities5896256053–3
1) Estimated quantity.
Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, Slovenia
Dec
2023
Nov
2024
Dec
2024
Dec 2024
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Nov 2024
% change
Hard Coal (tonnes)21055131349–43
Coke Oven Coke (tonnes)1,2762,8091,51619–46
Lignite/Brown Coal (tonnes)83,901344,504380,07835310
LPG (tonnes)7,4205,9246,617–1112
Unleaded Motor Gasoline (tonnes)33,67534,71233,471–1–4
Kerosene Jet Fuel (tonnes)1,1291,0071,156215
Transport Diesel Oil (tonnes)115,012108,94699,701–13–8
Heating and Other Gasoil (tonnes)15,04217,45312,945–14–26
Other Petroleum Products (tonnes)5,3359,0917,17234–21
Natural Gas (1,000 Sm3)97,75190,437104,798716
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data for the last three months are provisional. With each release, the data for this period can be corrected and supplemented with new data.
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