Thursday, 07 October 2010 16:44
JOHANNESBURG - The actual estimated volume of electricity consumed in August 2010 increased by 0.7 percent compared with August 2009, Statistics SA said on Thursday.
Electricity consumption for the first eight months of 2010 increased by 5.1 percent compared with the first eight months of 2009.
However, electricity consumption, after seasonal adjustment, for the three months ended August 2010 decreased by 2.2 percent compared with the three months ended May 2010
Statistics SA said the actual estimated production of electricity in August 2010 increased by 0.5 percent compared with August 2009.
The estimated production of electricity for the first eight months of 2010 increased by 5.0 percent compared with the first eight months of 2009.
However, electricity production, after seasonal adjustment, for the three months ended August 2010 decreased by 2.0 percent compared with the three months ended May 2010.
Statistics SA said electricity delivered to the provinces for the first eight months of 2010 increased by 5.8 percent (8246 Gigawatt-hours) compared with the first eight months of 2009.
Increases were reported for all the nine provinces ranging from 0.7 percent for KwaZulu-Natal to 12.9 percent for Mpumalanga.
Statistics SA said the volume of electricity purchased from outside South African borders increased from 8 208 Gigawatt-hours in the first eight months of 2009 to 8 407 Gigawatt-hours in the first eight months of 2010, representing an increase of 2.4 percent (199 Gigawatt-hours).
The volume of electricity sold to neighbouring countries in the first eight months of 2010 increased by 6.4 percent (577 Gigawatt-hours) compared with the first eight months of 2009.
- Sapa
THE CITIZEN
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