MONTHLY ELECTRICITY STATISTICS, March 2007  -  21
KOREA
GWh
  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  23 603   2.5%    24 473  25 074  21 195    69 872 6.0%    243 101 e 62.4%
+ Nuclear  11 649   10.3%    11 900  12 002  10 477    34 128 0.8%    141 215   36.2%
+ Hydro   244   28.4%     241   212   210     666 16.8%    5 159   1.3%
+ Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other   36   125.0%     26   32   34     102 126.7%     240 e 0.1%
= Indigenous Production  35 532   5.1%    36 640  37 320  31 916    104 768 4.4%    389 715 e 100.0%
+ Imports   0   0.0%     0   0   0     0 0.0%     0  
- Exports   0   0.0%     0   0   0     0 0.0%     0  
             
                                 
= Electricity Supplied  35 532   5.1%    36 640  37 320  31 916    104 768 4.4%    389 715 e
                                 
                  Period  Date           
-  Electricity production was 35 532 GWh in March 2007.
- This was higher by 1 739 GWh, or 5.1 %, compared to March 2006.
- This was an increase of 3 616 GWh, or 11.3 %, compared to the previous month.
- Hydro production showed the most significant percentage change compared to the previous month with
an increase of 16.2 %, or 34 GWh.
- Total production for the year-to-date was 104 768 GWh. Comparing this to the same period last year shows that:
- Total production was higher by 4 369 GWh, or 4.4 %.
- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the largest percentage change by fuel type, being 126.7 % higher.
Electricity Production Compared to Previous Year 'Year to Date' Comparison of Production by Fuel Type
COUNTRY NOTES:
Share of electricity production from autoproducers is estimated by the IEA Secretariat.
Net production is estimated from monthly submission of gross production.
Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production is estimated by the IEA Secretariat.
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