In March this year, electricity consumption in Russia as a whole amounted to 103.1 bln kWh, which is 3.0% more than the same indicator for 2021. Electricity consumption in the Unified Energy System of Russia in March 2022 amounted to 101.5 billion kWh, which is 2.9% more than the consumption volume for March 2021, according to the operational data of SO UES.

Electricity generation in Russia as a whole in March amounted to 105.35 billion kWh, which is 3.0% more than in March last year. UES of Russia’s power plants generated 103.8 billion kWh in March, 2.9% more than in March 2021.

Thermal power plants (TPPs) bore the main load of meeting the demand for electricity in the UES of Russia in March, their output amounted to 60.5 bln kWh, which is 5.0% more than in March 2021. The output of HPPs in the third month of 2022 amounted to 15.9 billion kWh (3.3% less than the level of 2021), the output of NPPs – 20.5 billion kWh (1.0% more than the level of 2021), the output of power plants of industrial enterprises – 6.2 billion kWh (2.9% more than the level of 2021).

Electricity consumption for the first 3 months of 2022 in Russia as a whole amounted to 308.1 bln kWh, which is 2.2% more than for the same period of 2021. In UES of Russia, electricity consumption from the beginning of the year amounted to 303.4 billion kWh, which is also 2.2% more than in January-March 2021.

Since the beginning of 2022, electricity generation in Russia as a whole amounted to 314.8 billion kWh, which is 2.1% more than in January-March 2021. Electricity generation in the UES of Russia for the first 3 months of 2022 amounted to 310.1 billion kWh, which is 2.1% more than in the same period last year.

The main load to meet the demand for electricity in the UES of Russia in the first three months of 2022 was borne by TPPs, whose output amounted to 185.0 billion kWh, which is 2.8% more than in January-March 2021. The output of HPPs for the same period amounted to 46.5 billion kWh (1.8% less than in the first 3 months of 2021), the output of NPPs – 58.5 billion kWh (2.2% more than in the same period of 2021), the output of power plants of industrial enterprises – 18.3 billion kWh (1.9% more than in January-March 2021).