Energy consumption increases again after five months in fall
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CIRILO JUNIOR
The electricity consumption is growing again, after five months in the fall, according to the ONS (Operador Nacional do Sistema) released on Monday. In September, the amount of electric energy that was circulated by the national system was 1.1% higher than the volume recorded in the same period in 2008.
In comparison with August, the increase reached 3.8%. In the last 12 months, however, there is down 0.5% on the previous corresponding period.
According to the Monthly Bulletin of Credit ONS, the increase over September 2008 was influenced by high temperatures, above those of last year.
In comparison with the previous month, the ONS notes that the growth of industry has been the driving consumption, which has been growing since July. Adds that seasonal effects, especially in the Northeast, also influenced the rise in consumption.
The energy charge is a preview of energy consumption. The ONS measures the total amount passing through the system and does not account for any losses of energy. Overall, the amount of electric energy calculated for the system in September totaled 53,324 MW (megawatts) average.
Regions
The system Southeast / Midwest was responsible for 33,149 MW of total load increase of 1.3% compared with September last year. For August, there was an increase of 4.3%. The past 12 months, there was negative growth of 1.3%.
In the South, the consumption of electricity in September also reversed the negative numbers from the previous month, up 0.3% over the same period in 2008. For August, was found high of 1.1%. In the past 12 months, there was an increase of 0.6% in energy consumption in the region.
In the Northeast, the scene remained with the growing consumption. Preliminary figures for September indicate load increase of 2.8% over the same period in 2008. Compared to August, there was an increase of 6.1%. The cumulative 12 months increased by 0.8% over the previous period.
In the North, was found the only negative performance. The burden of September was 2.4% lower than the figure recorded in the same month last year. In comparison with August, the ONS data indicate a growth of 1.3%. Accumulated in the last 12 months, there is expansion of 0.6%.
Source: Reuters
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