MONTHLY ELECTRICITY STATISTICS, March 2007  -  1
OECD Total
TWh
  Mar/07 Mar/06 The last 3 months Year-to-Date Past Year
      % change   Dec/06   Jan/07   Feb/07   Jan-Mar 2007   % change   2006  
             
+ Combustible Fuels 540.4   2.7%   535.7 553.0 514.1   1607.5 1.3%    6 285   62.7%
+ Nuclear 189.2   -1.3%   199.6 204.3 181.3   574.9 -1.5%    2 251   22.4%
+ Hydro 113.6   -7.7%   116.4 122.0 110.8   346.4 -2.3%    1 338   13.3%
+ Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other 15.6   22.6%   14.6 15.4 14.0   45.0 22.6%     153   1.5%
= Indigenous Production 858.8   0.6%   866.3 894.7 820.2   2573.7 0.5%    10 028   100.0%
+ Imports 35.1   -0.7%   35.8 33.5 31.8   100.3 -3.7%     407  
- Exports 35.0   2.4%   35.8 34.2 32.9   102.1 1.1%     393  
             
                                 
= Electricity Supplied 858.8   0.5%   866.3 894.0 819.1   2572.0 0.3%    10 041  
                                 
                  Period  Date             
-  Electricity production was 858.8 TWh in March 2007.
- This was higher by 5.1 TWh, or 0.6 %, compared to March 2006.
- This was an increase of 38.5 TWh, or 4.7 %, compared to the previous month.
- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the most significant percentage change compared to the previous month 
with an increase of 10.9 %, or 1.5 TWh.
- Total production for the year-to-date was 2 573.7 TWh. Comparing this to the same period last year shows that:
- Total production was higher by 12.6 TWh, or 0.5 %.
- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the largest percentage change by fuel type, being 22.6 % higher.
- Trade volume decreased by 2.7 TWh, or 1.3 %.
Electricity Production Compared to Previous Year 'Year to Date' Comparison of Production by Fuel Type
COUNTRY NOTES:
OECD includes Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Norway, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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