BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 17
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Some 30,200 tons of crude oil were produced in 2018 in Georgia, that is 5.6 percent less than in 2017, Trend reports referring to Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat).
Meanwhile, in 2018, 137,900 tons of coal (48.6 percent less than in 2017) and 10.2 million cubic meters natural gas (20 percent more in comparison to 2017) were produced.
According to 2018 data, 1.8 million cubic meters natural gas were used during the year (0.8 percent lower than in previous year).
Consumption of natural gas decreased in household sector (3.7 percent less in comparison to 2017 year). Consumption reduction was mostly caused by warm winter’s season.
According to Geostat, consumption of natural gas also decreased in industry and road transport sectors.
As reported, 1.2 million tons of oil products were consumed in the country (2.3 percent less than in previous year) in 2018, which could be caused by the increase of price on relevant products.
The electricity production has the largest share (73.3 percent), followed by energy produced from biofuel and waste (19.1 percent), which is mainly represented by wood.
Oil products (28.9 percent) and electricity (23.3 percent) are also characterized with a relatively high share.
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