The growth in demand for electricity last year was double that of 2011, figures issued today by the NSO show.

During 2011, the registered increase in electricity on the previous year amounted to 55,441 megawatt hours, while electricity generated last year rose by 100,074 megawatt hours over 2011.

The NSO said  there was a steady rise in demand for electrical energy over the years, with the exception of 2009 and 2010. The demand for electricity rose sharply in 2011 and 2012.

Total generation last year was 2,268,627 megawatt hours.

The months of July and August featuring the highest demand, at 407 and 405 megawatts respectively.

ENERGY FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES

Electrical energy generated from photovoltaics steadily increased from 2009 to 2012. While in 2009, 530 megawatt hours of electricity were generated, in 2012, 13,620 megawatt hours was generated by private households. The number of households contributing to the renewable energy sector last year stood at 4,861.

Last year, 0.6 per cent of electricity generation in Malta was derived from photovoltaic cells installed by households.

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