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Published: 25 January 2008

Consumption of hard coal decreased by 14 per cent last year

This publication has been corrected on 25 January 2008 at 9:40 am. The December figure in the Hard Coal Stocks table has changed.

Approximately 5.6 million tonnes (140,000 TJ) of hard coal were consumed as fuel in the generation of electricity and heat in 2007. The consumption fell by 14 per cent from the pervious year but it was 3 per cent above the average for the 2000s. Use of hard coal decreased both in separate production of electricity and in combined heat and power production. The reasons for the reduced consumption were increased production of hydro power in the Nordic countries and slightly milder weather than in the year before. The low price of emission allowances improved the competitiveness of hard coal in the generation of electricity and heat compared to fuels with lower emissions, but weakened its competitiveness against peat. In separate production of electricity competitiveness of hard coal compared to peat also weakened because of the feed-in tariff system for peat which came into force in May 2007.

Consumption of Hard Coal, 12-month moving total, million tonnes

Consumption of Hard Coal, 1000 t

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
January	610	490	580	820	890	380	550	560
February	450	600	440	750	720	430	590	680
March	390	640	420	730	660	570	660	510
April	250	430	320	660	550	280	420	340
May	290	340	190	570	490	230	370	240
June	100	260	130	380	460	90	450	300
July	80	190	210	380	410	50	500	110
August	220	210	270	490	480	100	580	300
September	270	230	450	650	430	90	680	500
October	380	330	760	700	530	210	660	640
November	400	420	770	700	630	300	660	750
December	470	570	800	800	480	460	450	720
Whole year	3910	4710	5360	7640	6720	3200	6570	5640

Hard Coal Stocks, month-end, million tonnes

	2006	2007
January	5.0	4.4
February	4.7	4.1
March	4.1	4.2
April	3.9	4.4
May	3.9	4.8
June	3.7	4.8
July	3.5	4.9
August	3.2	5.0
September	3.3	4.7
October	3.5	4.5
November	3.8	4.1
December	4.4	3.71)

¹⁾ Figure was previously 3.9.

Source: Since 2005 Statistics Finland, 1997-2004 Coal Users' Committee/Finergy

Inquiries: Mr Saku Slioor +358 1734 2685, energia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Ms Kaija Hovi

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