BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.4
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Primary and final energy consumption in the European Union (EU) is still 5 percent and 3 percent away from 2020 targets, Trend reports citing Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
“In 2018, energy consumption in the European Union of 27 Member States (EU) remained stable. Primary energy consumption reached 1 376 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), 0.71 percent less than the previous year, while final energy consumption reached 990 Mtoe, 0.02 percent more than 2017,” reads a report released by Eurostat.
The EU has an energy efficiency target of reducing energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020.
“The primary energy consumption should amount to no more than 1 312 Mtoe and final energy consumption to no more than 959 Mtoe in 2020. The EU energy efficiency target for 2030 aims at a primary energy consumption of no more than 1 128 Mtoe and a final energy consumption of no more than 846 Mtoe.”
Primary energy consumption measures total domestic energy demand, while final energy consumption refers to what end users actually consume.
“The difference relates mainly to what the energy sector needs itself and to transformation and distribution losses. In 2018, primary energy consumption in the EU was 4.9 percent above the efficiency target for 2020 and 22 percent away from the 2030 target. Since 1990, the first year for which data are available, primary energy consumption has fluctuated greatly, with a peak in 2006 (1 511 Mtoe representing a 15.2 gap from the 2020 target) and one of the lowest levels reached in 2014 (1 332 Mtoe representing a 1.5 percent gap from the 2020 target).”
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