In July 2017, according to data from Terna, the company that manages the National Electricity Grid, the demand for electricity was 29,3 billion kWh, an increase of +0,5% compared to the volumes of the same month of the 'last year.
The performance of demand in the first seven months of 2017 grew by +1,2% compared to the corresponding period of 2016. With the same calendar, the result is +1,7. At the territorial level, the trend change in July 2017 was positive everywhere: +0,2% in the North, +0,7% in the Center and 0,9% in the South.
In cyclical terms, the seasonally adjusted value of electricity demand in July 2017 recorded a negative change compared to the previous month (-5,3%). The trend profile moves to a stationary trend.
In July 2017, 87,5% of electricity demand was met with domestic production net of pumping (+1,7% of net production compared to July 2016) and the remainder from imports (foreign balance -6,4% compared to July 2016).
In detail, net national production (25,8 billion kWh) increased by +1,7% compared to July 2016. Wind (+33,9%), photovoltaic (+5,8 .4,5%), thermal (+0,8%) and geothermal (+15,1%); the water source decreased (-XNUMX%).
The maximum power requested in July 2017 was 54.535 MW; this value was achieved on Thursday 13 at 16 pm and is +1,8% higher than the value recorded at the peak of the corresponding month of July 2016.
The detailed analysis of the provisional monthly electricity demand for 2016 and 2017 is available in the publication "Monthly Report on the Electricity System", which can be consulted on the website www.terna.it.
