30
November
2018
Mariam Tsulukidze,
Mariam Lobjanidze,
Norberto Pignatti
Increasing Electricity Imports and Jumping Import Electricity Prices: a Worrisome Development or Data Glitch?
After the generation deficit of September, the decreasing trend in generation continues, while the gap between consumption and generation keeps widening. Chiefly, compared to September, total electricity generation has decreased by 8% in October 2018, while in contrast with the previous October 2017, electricity generation has decreased by 5%. This reduction in generation on a yearly basis is specifically due to the decrease in hydropower (-1%) and thermal power generation (-17%), which more than offsets the increase in WPP generation (+4%).