Spain's natural gas demand reached 25,100 gigawatt-hours in August, up 18 percent compared to the same month the previous year, Enagas announced on Thursday.
'This percentage was the highest monthly growth figure in the summer period since 2008, and exceeds the figure recorded in July of this year,' Enagas said.
Conventional demand, destined for domestic, commercial and industrial consumption, grew 4.5 percent to exceed 17,300 gigwatt-hours, an all-time high for this month, Enagas calculated.
The increase was mainly due to 'the greater use of natural gas by industry, which grew by about 6 percent,' Enagas said.
Demand for natural gas for power generation increased more than 60 percent to 7,800 gigawatt-hours, the highest figure for this month since 2011, 'caused by very low hydroelectricity generation and a lower contribution from wind power.'
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency
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