Total energy consumption diminished by 5.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2009

According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data, total energy consumption amounted to 370 petajoule in the January to March period of 2009, which was 5.8 per cent less than in the corresponding period of the year before. Colder weather than in the previous year increased the need for heating energy, but the steep drop of industrial output in the early part of the year put total consumption into a clear decline. The consumption of wood-based fuels diminished by 15 per cent, the use of peat by 17 per cent and that of natural gas by 7 per cent.

Total energy consumption, petajoule (1 petajoule = 1,000 terajoule)

Consumption of electricity totalled 23 terawatt hours (TWh), i.e. 7.4 per cent less than in the year before. Due to the economic downturn electricity consumption diminished by 17 per cent in industry but remained otherwise on level with the previous year. Because of the worsened water situation in Norway and Sweden electricity imports diminished from the Nordic countries. Net imports of electricity almost halved and Finland was a net seller on the Nordic electricity market. The diminished imports were compensated for by increasing the production of separate condensate power with coal.

The increased use of coal put carbon dioxide emissions from the production and use of energy up by 4 per cent from the previous year. Very little coal condensate power was used one year previously because of the good water situation in the Nordic countries. In the first quarter of this year coal consumption equalled the average for the 2000s.

In the first quarter of 2009 the prices of transport fuels were clearly lower that in the same quarter of the previous year. However, the prices of these fuels which began to fall towards the end of last summer started to go up again in the course of this spring. The market price of electricity and the prices of emission rights continued to fall. From December to March the market price of electricity has fallen by over 20 per cent but is still nearly 10 per cent higher than one year ago. The price of coal continued the fall that had started in late 2008, and was in March on level with the previous year.

Sources: Energy supply, consumption and prices 2009, 1st quarter. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mr Anssi Vuorio +358 9 1734 2685energia.tilastokeskus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Ms Leena Storgårds

Tables

Appendix tables

Table 01. Total Energy Consumption by Source (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 02. Supplies and Total Consumption of Electricity (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 03. Energy Imports by Country of Origin January-March 2009 (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 04. Energy Exports by Recipient Country January- March 2009 (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 05. Consumer Prices of Liquid Fuels (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 06. Consumer Prices of Hard Coal, Natural Gas and Domestic Fuels in Heat Production (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 07. Price of Natural Gas by Type of Consumer (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 08. Price of Electricity by Type of Consumer (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 09. Price of District Heating by Type of Consumer (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 10. Excise Taxes, Value Added Taxes and Fiscal Charges and Fees Included in Consumer Prices of Some Energy Sources (Excel) (17.6.2009)
Table 11. Energy Taxes, Precautionary Stock Fees and Oil Pollution Fees (Excel) (17.6.2009)

Figures

Figure 01. Changes in GDP, Final energy consumption and electricity consumption 1995-, % (17.6.2009)
Figure 02. Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and peat use 1990-, Mt (17.6.2009)
Figure 03. Coal consumption 1993-, mill. t (17.6.2009)
Figure 04. Consumption of natural gas 1993-, bn m3 (17.6.2009)
Figure 05. Peat consumption 1993-, TWh (17.6.2009)
Figure 06. Domestic oil deliveries 1993-, mill. t (17.6.2009)
Figure 07. Import prices of oil 1997-, /t (17.6.2009)
Figure 08. Consumer prices of principal oil products 1995-, c/l (17.6.2009)
Figure 09. Fuel Prices in Heat Production 1995-, /MWh (17.6.2009)
Figure 10. Fuel prices in electricity production 1995-, /MWh (17.6.2009)
Figure 11. Price of electricity by type of consumer 1994-, c/kWh (17.6.2009)
Figure 12. Average monthly spotprices at the Nord Pool power exchange 1998-, /MWh (17.6.2009)

Last updated 17.6.2009

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