Statistical Office of The Republic of Slovenia

03/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/25/2024 03:32

Energy, February 2024

Energy, February 2024

In February 2024, more net electricity was generated than in February 2023

Compared to the same month last year, electricity production in February 2024 increased, energy supply also increased.

  • 25 March 2024 at 10:30
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  • provisional data
  • Tomaž Božič, Klemen Deželak, Nejc Rojc
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  • Data inquiry
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Total net electricity generation and export higher, import lower than a year ago

In February 2024, total net electricity generation was 1.258 GWh. Compared to January, it decreased by 7%, and compared to February 2023 it increased by 20%. Generation in hydro power plants was 43% higher, in thermal power plants it was 23% higher, and in the nuclear power plant it was 4% higher.

In line with the higher production in thermal power plants, fuel consumption also increased. Total fuel consumption was 13% higher than a year ago.

835 GWh of electricity was imported and 987 GWh was exported. Compared to the same month last year, import decreased by 2% and export increased by 35%.

Less electricity consumed than in the previous month

In February, households consumed 297 GWh and business entities 582 GWh of electricity. With 296 GWh consumed, manufacturing dominated. Compared to the previous month, electricity consumption in households went down by 21% and in business entities by 9%.

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

Compared to January, the supply of energy commodities in general went down with exception of Other Petroleum Products supply rise with 43%, Kerosene Jet Fuel supply rise with 16% and Hard Coal supply rise with 3%. It decreased by 33% with Heating and Other Gasoil, 23% with LPG, 23% with Natural Gas, 22% with Motor Gasoline, and 4% with Lignite and Brown Coal.

Compared to February 2023, the supply of energy commodities increased as 87% with Other Petroleum Products, 39% with Hard Coal, 30% with Kerosene Jet Fuel, 24% with Lignite and Brown Coal and 5% Transport Diesel Oil.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Electricity production, Slovenia, January 2024
Electricity, Slovenia
Feb
2023
Jan
2024
Feb
2024
Feb 2024
Feb 2023
Feb 2024
Jan 2024
GWh % change
Net production - Total 1,047 1,358 1,258 20 -7
of which Hydroelectric power plants 257 435 367 43 -15
of which Conventional thermal power plants 294 372 362 23 -3
of which Nuclear power plant 469 519 486 4 -6
Imports 851 902 835 -2 -7
Exports 728 974 987 35 1
Available for the internal market 1,141 1,253 1,076 -6 -14
Consumption of Households 332 375 297 -11 -21
Consumption of Business Entities 590 639 582 -1 -9
Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, Slovenia
Feb
2023
Jan
2024
Feb
2024
Feb 2024
Feb 2023
Feb 2024
Jan 2024
% change
Hard Coal (tonnes) 319 429 443 39 3
Coke Oven Coke (tonnes) 1,961 1,824 1,763 -10 -3
Lignite/Brown Coal (tonnes) 212,831 275,631 264,480 24 -4
LPG (tonnes) 7,069 7,419 5,718 -19 -23
Unleaded Motor Gasoline (tonnes) 29,370 32,079 25,083 -15 -22
Kerosene Jet Fuel (tonnes) 982 1,104 1,275 30 16
Transport Diesel Oil (tonnes) 100,395 107,756 105,125 5 -2
Heating and Other Gasoil (tonnes) 12,987 16,802 11,326 -13 -33
Other Petroleum Products (tonnes) 2,194 2,868 4,100 87 43
Natural Gas (1,000 Sm3) 87,964 111,048 85,228 -3 -23
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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