Electricity consumption in Ukraine for 9 months. 2014 decreased by 5.8%
Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January-September 2014, taking into account technological losses in the networks decreased by 5.8% ($ 7 billion 844.4 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2013 - up to 126 billion 521.2 million kW -h.According to the agency "Interfax-Ukraine" a source in the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the power consumption without technological losses during this period decreased by 4.3% (4 billion 519.4 million kWh) - up to 99 billion 888.5 million kWh.Industry of the country for eight months of the current year, excluding technical losses reduced electricity consumption by 6.1% - up to 45 billion 827.7 million kWh.Including metallurgical industry consumed 25 billion 737.8 million kWh (-1.6% over the same period of 2013), the fuel - 5bn 767.4 million kWh (-8.1%), engineering - 3 billion 154.5 million kWh (-16.9%), chemical and petrochemical - 2 billion 720.9 million kWh (25%), food and processing - 3 billion 356.5 million kWh (1.9%), building materials - 1 billion 646.8 million kilowatt-hours (-8%), and the other - 3 billion 443.7 million kWh (11%).In addition, agricultural consumed 2 billion 615.4 million kWh (-2%), transport - to 5 billion 506.5 million kWh (13%), construction - 620.4 million kWh (-8, 8%).The population of the country in January-September 2014 have consumed 28 billion 418.6 million kWh (0.8%), household consumers - 12 billion 192.7 million kWh (-6%), and other non-industrial consumers - 4 billion 707.2 million kWh (-1.3%).Industry’s share of total electricity consumption in the first nine months decreased from 46.7% to 45.9% compared to January-September 2013, while the share of the population increased from 27% to 28.5%.In September 2014 the power consumption, taking into account technological losses decreased by 15.4% (2 billion 143.7 million kWh) compared to the same month last year - up to 11.766 billion kWh, excluding technical losses - 13 2% (1 billion 434.1 million kWh), up to 9 billion 404.3 million kWh.As reported, the electricity consumption in Ukraine in 2013, taking into account technological losses in the networks decreased by 2.5% (4 billion 726.3 million kWh) compared with 2012 - up to 183 billion 731.8 million kWh without taking into account technological losses - 2.3% (3 billion 464.6 million kWh), up to 147 billion 256.4 million kWh.