Electricity demand has fallen by 7%This lower in electrical energy demand has occurred although Spain has elevated its exports to France and PortugalRegarding the reserves of the Spanish gasoline system, Ribera indicated that underground storage reaches 95 % of its capability
The actual demand for pure gasoline in Spain contracted by 19% between August 1 and December 4 in comparison with the identical interval over the last 5 years, in accordance with knowledge offered this Monday by the third vice chairman of the Government and minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera.
This determine would exclude electrical energy exports, whereas the lower would rise to 21% contemplating the variation in balances, Ribera added at a press convention for the month-to-month stability of the outcomes of the appliance of the More Energy Security Plan (Plan+SE ).
In the case of the demand for electrical energy, Ribera estimated that between August 1 and November 30 it has decreased by 7% in comparison with the typical of the final 5 years, an “enormously vital” discount since it could be equal to 12 days of nationwide pure gasoline consumption, he mentioned.
This decline in electrical energy demand has occurred although Spain has elevated its exports to France and Portugal. Thus, exports with the French between August 1 and November 30 quantity to five,290 gigawatt hours (GWh), in comparison with the typical of imports of greater than 2,330 GWh within the final 5 years. In the Portuguese case, exports within the interval stood at 3,112 GWh, in comparison with 469 GWh on common within the final 5 years.
The minister highlighted that these decreases within the nation’s power demand are usually not solely as a result of measures of the plan put in place by the Government, however that the excessive temperatures recorded for the time within the interval have additionally performed an vital function, in addition to the power effectivity measures already applied by the business, comparable to that of the petrochemical sector, which has been in a position to substitute its gasoline consumption with different assets or larger effectivity.
55 days of consumption in reserves
Regarding the reserves of the Spanish gasoline system, Ribera indicated that underground storage reaches 95% of its capability (about 33 days of nationwide consumption) -at EU levels-, whereas the storage of liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) stands at 65% (22 days of nationwide consumption), which ensures 55 days of consumption if the arrival of gasoline have been lower off.
Likewise, he highlighted the truth that the measures to scale back all gadgets on the electrical energy invoice (-80% of taxation and -56% of costs and the Iberian mechanism) have contributed in November to slicing the invoice by 34% in comparison with what would exist within the absence of measures.