According to KSH data, the gas consumption of the Hungarian population decreased by 17 percent at the end of 2022, compared to December 2021. Electricity consumption fell by three percent.
In addition to the mild weather, the significant drop is also due to conscious consumer behavior due to the increase in energy prices caused by sanctions and the government's savings measures, the Ministry of Energy (ME) announced.
According to data from the Central Statistical Office, in December 2022, overall, natural gas was consumed in Hungary by almost 24 percent less than a year earlier.
Last year, gas consumption among residential users was 16.6 percent lower than in 2021, and for economic operators 17.2 percent lower. According to the Ministry of Energy, the gas savings ordered at some state-run institutions also contributed to this. At the halfway point of the heating season, the stock still available in the domestic storages would be enough for about three months even without new quantities - taking into account the higher winter demand of previous years.
Electricity consumption in December was 7.1 percent lower than in 2021, and on an annual basis, it was almost three percent lower. The government considers the protection of overhead reduction to be one of its primary tasks, and for this purpose it has quadrupled the overhead protection fund - from HUF 670 billion to HUF 2,610 billion - the EM announced.
Source: Vasarnap.hu
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