Electricity usage down
The data shows that consumption was 5.3% lower (-7 322 Gigawatt-hours) in the first seven months of 2009 compared with the first seven months of 2008.
Electricity consumption after seasonal adjustment for July 2009 increased by 2.1% compared with June 2009 and by 2.9% for the three months ended July 2009 compared with the three months ended April 2009.
The data shows that estimated seasonally adjusted production of electricity for the three months ended July 2009 increased by 3.1% compared with the previous three months.
The actual production of electricity in July 2009 (23 023 Gigawatt-hours) represents a decline of 2% compared with the July 2008 figure, the smallest annual decrease for 2009 thus far.
Electricity distributed to the provinces for the first seven months of 2009 was 4.9% lower (-6 319 Gigawatt-hours) compared with the first seven months of 2008.
Lower figures were reported for eight provinces during this period ranging from 11.4% for Mpumalanga to -1,8% for Northern Cape. KwaZulu-Natal was the only province with an increase (1.6%) during this period.
The volume of electricity imported from outside South African borders increased from 6 021 Gigawatt-hours in the first seven months of 2008 to 7 136 Gigawatt-hours in the first seven months of 2009, representing an increase of 18.5% (1 115 Gigawatt-hours).
The volume of electricity exported to neighbouring countries for the first seven months of 2009 decreased by 3.5% (-278 Gigawatt-hours) compared +with the first seven months of 2008.
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