The start of 2023 has come with a steeper energy consumption fall, with demand being 20% lower on average in the first week of the year against the year-earlier period, in line with ZF calculations based on Transelectrica data.
The lowest level was reached last Saturday, when energy demand was 28% lower than in the similar day of 2022.
There are several factors behind this trend. Firstly, the soaring energy prices have led to strict consumption reduction moves, with whole activity segments being shut down in the case of some industries.
Data provided by the local energy market watchdog ANRE shows that in the first nine months of 2022, energy demand nationwide was 6% lower than in 2021, with consumption declines being posted both on the household and industrial segments.
At the same time, this year’s winters has so far been unusually warm, so that energy consumption had an additional reason to stay down.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)