Elia : UPDATE | Electricity consumption in Belgium continues to fall. Down 16% on average compared to early March, and even dropping 25% at times.
March 27, 2020 at 10:58 am EDT
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27 March 2020
UPDATE | Electricity consumption in Belgium continues to fall. Down 16% on average compared to early March, and even dropping 25% at times.
The gradual restriction on activities in Belgium to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is leading to a further downturn in electricity consumption.
Electricity consumption is down 16%, on average, compared to the first week of March, and at times down as much as 25%. The drop is slightly more pronounced among consumers connected to the distribution grid (17%) compared to Elia's 149 industrial customers (14%) connected directly to the high voltage grid.
- The impact of anti-coronavirus measures on electricity consumption is even more pronounced.
- The drop can be seen among industrial consumers (14%) and other consumers (17%).
-The average price per megawatt hour (MWh) on the short-term market has hit an all-time low.
- Grid stability and security of supply are maintained.
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UPDATE | Electricity consumption in Belgium continues to fall. Down 16% on average compared to early March, and even dropping 25% at times.PDF -576.82 KB
UPDATE | Nouvelle baisse de la consommation d'électricité en Belgique. La consommation moyenne est 16 % inférieure à début mars avec des baisses jusqu'à 25 % à certains momentsPDF -538.23 KB
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Elia Group SA/NV is the Belgian transmission system operator, transmitting electricity efficiently, reliably and securely from producers to distribution system operators and major industrial users. The group is responsible for importing and exporting electricity from and to neighbouring countries.
Elia Group SA/NV owns the entire Belgian very high voltage grid (150 to 380 kV) and some 94% (ownership and user rights) of the Belgian high-voltage grid (30 to 70 kV). The grid is a key link between electricity markets in northern and southern Europe. It also links Belgian producers and consumers. Belgium's recent investment in interconnection capacity with its neighbours makes it one of the most open and interconnected grids in Europe.
Elia Group SA/NV has recently expanded its activities on a broader European level and, following its acquisition of the German TSO 50Hertz and in cooperation with Industry Funds Management (IFM), is now one of the top five transmission system operators in Europe.
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