Natural gas demand
Millions ofm3 | ||||
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2017 | 2016 | Change | ||
Italy | 70,015 | 66,249 | 3,766 | 5.70% |
Spain | 30,180 | 27,651 | 2,529 | 9.10% |
Demand for natural gas increased in 2017 in both Italy (+5.7%) and Spain (+9.1%).
Italy
Gas demand
Millions ofm3 | ||||
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2017 | 2016 | Change | ||
Distribution networks | 30,969 | 29,998 | 971 | 3.20% |
Industry | 13,563 | 12,693 | 870 | 6.80% |
Thermal generation | 24,078 | 22,156 | 1,922 | 8.70% |
Other (1) | 1,405 | 1,402 | 3 | 0.20% |
Total | 70,015 | 66,249 | 3,766 | 5.70% |
(1) Includes other consumption and losses.
Source: Enel based on data from the Ministry for Economic Development and Snam Rete Gas.
Domestic demand for natural gas in 2017 totaled 70,015 million cubic meters, an increase of 5.7% on the previous year.
Consumption recovered in all segments, led by industry (+6.8%), thanks to the economic recovery in the sector, and thermal generation (+8.7%), due to the decline in the availability of renewables generation.
Price developments
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | |
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2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Average residential user with annual consumption of between 481 and 1,560 m3 (€/Sm3): price net of taxes | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
Source: ARERA (Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and the Environment).
The annual average sales price of natural gas in Italy increased by 1.4% in 2017.