Baltic, Energy
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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 20:55
Lithuania's electricity price remains highest in Baltics
The NordBalt
interconnection getting back into service after an outage also had an impact on
the Baltic region, the independent electricity supplier said in a press
release.
The average price of electricity in the Baltic
countries rose to 38.45 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh).
The price in Lithuania grew at the lowest rate of 3%,
but remained the highest in the region at 38.8 euros. Estonia recorded the
highest increase of 9%, to 38.28 euros per MWh. The price in Latvia also
averaged 38.28 euros, up by 6%.
The Baltic countries' total power consumption last
week reached 522 gigawatt-hours (GWh), increasing by 2% to 219 GWh Lithuania,
by 3% to 153 GWh in Latvia and by 1% to 180 GWh in Estonia.
The region's total electricity production declined by
3% to 444 GWh, falling by 3% to 168 GWh in Latvia, by 9% to 214 GWh in Estonia
and by 20% to 62 GWh in Lithuania.