Electricity consumption was record high in Hungary

Gross annual and monthly electricity consumption and the ratio of sustainable energy in electricity production and consumption saw record highs in 2021, the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (HEA) said in an annual report published on Wednesday.

Gross electricity consumption grew by 4.7 percent compared with 2020 to 48,795 terawatt hours (TWh), HEA said. Gross domestic electricity production increased by 3.2 percent last year, the import-export balance rsing by 9.2 percent to 12,755 TWh, resulting in a share of domestic production at 73.9 percent of total consumption.

The total capacity of solar panels operating in Hungary grew by 39 percent to 2,954 MW, with household devices accounting for almost half of the growth, the authority said. Renewable energy resources provided 13.66 percent of electricity in 2021, it said.

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Source: MTI