MONTHLY ELECTRICITY STATISTICS, March 2007  -  28
PORTUGAL
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  1 691   -29.1%    2 102  3 444  1 932    7 067 -23.5%    33 188   70.0%
+ Nuclear   0   0.0%     0   0   0     0 0.0%     0   0.0%
+ Hydro  1 624   24.3%    2 341  1 206  1 457    4 287 70.5%    11 262   23.7%
+ Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other   326   45.5%     286   303   314     943 45.5%    2 994   6.3%
= Indigenous Production  3 641   -7.0%    4 729  4 953  3 703    12 297 -0.9%    47 444   100.0%
+ Imports   844   0.7%     362   705   799    2 348 -9.3%    8 622  
- Exports   351   3.5%     493   464   364    1 179 43.1%    3 183  
             
                                 
= Electricity Supplied  4 134   -6.4%    4 598  5 194  4 138    13 466 -5.0%    52 883  
                                 
                  Period  Date           
-  Electricity production was 3 641 GWh in March 2007.
- This was lower by 275 GWh, or 7 %, compared to March 2006.
- This was a decrease of 62 GWh, or 1.7 %, compared to the previous month.
- Combustible Fuels production showed the most significant percentage change compared to the previous month with
a decrease of 12.5 %, or 241 GWh.
- Total production for the year-to-date was 12 297 GWh. Comparing this to the same period last year shows that:
- Total production was lower by 107 GWh, or 0.9 %.
- Hydro production showed the largest percentage change by fuel type, being 70.5 % higher.
-  Trade volume increased by 113 GWh, or 3.3 %.
Electricity Production Compared to Previous Year 'Year to Date' Comparison of Production by Fuel Type
COUNTRY NOTES:
Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production is estimated by the IEA Secretariat.
Includes the Açores and Madeira.
Revision of production data for January and February 2007.
Revision of trade data for January and February 2007.
© OECD/IEA, 2007                               INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY