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Sunday, 17.02.2019, 22:23
Lithuanian posts Baltics' largest w/w increase in power generation - Elektrum Lietuva

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Week-on-week, the average price of electricity fell by 7% to
56.30 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh) in Lithuania, by 8% to 55.73 euros in
Latvia and by 35 t to 54.72 euros in Estonia, the independent electricity
supplier said.
It attributed the price decreases to increased precipitation
and higher-than-usual temperatures.
Other factors included increased wind power generation, a
slight decline in coal prices and the completion of annual maintenance at a
Swedish nuclear power plant.
The Baltic region's overall electricity production grew by 2%t
on November 26 through December 2 from a week earlier to 380 gigawatt-hours
(GWh). Power generation jumped by 29% to 56 GWh in Lithuania and rose by 12% to
137 GWh in Latvia, but fell by 9% to 187 GWh in Estonia.
Locally-generated electricity covered 61% of the
region's needs. Estonia generated 99% of its electricity and Latvia
produced 85%. Lithuania met 21% of its needs.
The Baltic countries' total power consumption grew by 6% week-on-week to 618 GWh, rising by 4% to 268 GWh in Lithuania,
by 6% to 189 GWh in Estonia and by 8% to 161 GWh in Latvia.
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