The Baltic countries, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, consumed more electricity than they produced in September compared to the same month last year, according to Estonian electricity company Elering.
Latvia’s electricity production decreased by 35 percent in September compared to the same month in 2013, and amounted to a total of 234 gigawatt hours. Latvia’s domestic production only made up 43 percent of its domestic consumption.
In Lithuania, electricity production fell by 14 percent compared to the same month last year, amounting to a total of 337 gigawatt hours and the country's electricity production covered 38 percent of the country’s domestic consumption.
Estonia’s electricity production was 874 gigawatt hours in September, which is 12 percent lower than the same period in 2013. Electricity production decreased because of the increased flow of electricity from Finland into Latvia via Estonia.
'The gross electric power deficit of the Baltic States increased from 217 gigawatt hours in September last year to 590 gigawatt hours this year. The deficit made up 29 percent of the total power consumption of the three countries,' said Elering.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency