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Johannesburg - Electricity consumption rose in November 2009, Statistics SA said on Thursday.
The actual estimated consumption of electricity in November 2009 increased by 3.2% compared with November 2008, the Pretoria-based agency said.
The estimated volume of electricity consumed for the three months ended November 2009 increased marginally by 17 Gigawatt-hours compared with the three months ended November 2008.
Electricity consumption after seasonal adjustment for the three months ended November 2009 increased by 1.3% compared with the previous three months.
The estimated production of electricity in November 2009 increased by 1.2% compared with November 2008.
The estimated seasonally adjusted production of electricity for the three months ended November 2009 increased 1.2% compared with the previous three months.
Electricity distributed to the provinces by Eskom for November 2009 was 4.3% higher compared with November 2008.
Higher figures were reported for seven provinces during this period, with the biggest increases recorded for Gauteng (251 Gigawatt-hours) and North West (169 Gigawatt-hours).
The volume of electricity purchased from outside South African borders increased from 9497 Gigawatt-hours in the first 11 months of 2008 to 11 183 Gigawatt-hours in the first 11 months of 2009, an increase of 17.8%.
The volume of electricity sold to neighbouring countries during this period decreased 1.5% or -190 Gigawatt-hours compared with the first 11 months of 2008.
- Sapa