© RTE 2003
OVERVIEW OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN MAY 2003
The purpose of this document is to provide information concerning the operation of the French public transmission network and power system during the past month.
The data published are interim figures dated 15 June 2003.
N A T I O N A L E L E C T R I C A L C O N S U M P T I O N I N F R A N C E
National consumption is the total of all the electrical energy supplied for consumption in France (including Corsica, but not the French Overseas Departments), thermal and hydro generation + imports – exports – pumping, and which have been consumed in the transmission and distribution networks, by the end-users, as well as by losses.
Period National
consumption
Adjusted Consumption (*) Results in May 2003 34.1 TWh 34.8 TWh
Trend compared with May 2002 Ô -1.4% Ò 0.9%
Trend since 1st January Ò 4.3% Ò 2.5%
Trend over past 12 months Ò 1.8% Ò 2.2%
(*) Adjusted for winter and summer climate contingencies
T e m p e r a t u r e
Monthly average : 15.3 °C
Deviation from normal temperature : + 1.7 °C/normal Deviance from May 2002 : + 1.3 °C
RTE-in house reference drawn up on basis of METEOFRANCE data
May 2003 gross consumption is 1.4% lower compared to May 2002. This is due to a 1.3°C rise this year in May average temperature.
However, the monthly consumption is 0.9% higher than May 2002 consumption if climatic effects are put aside.
The growth rate of the corrected consumption over the last 12 months shows a rise of 0.2% from last month, whereas the growth rate of gross consumption over the last 12 months shows a decrease of 0.2% compared to April 2002.
T H E E N E R G Y B A L A N C E R E C O R D E D B Y T H E T R A N S M I S S I O N N E T W O R K
The balance recorded by RTE takes into account only the energy physical flows conveyed on the RTE network
NET INJECTIONS INTO THE RTE NETWORK
May 2003
Trend compared with The same period in
2002
(GWh) May Since 1st January Thermal generation 34 188 Ô -3% O 0%
Hydro generation 5 191 Ô -6% Ò33%
Physical imports 327 Ò 257% Ò52%
Total injections 39 706 Ô-3% Ò 4%
NET DELIVERIES AT THE TERMINALS OF THE RTE
NETWORK
May 2003
Trend compared with the same period in
2002
(GWh) May Since 1st January Distribution networks 23 260 Ô-1% Ò 4%
Industrial consumers (HV) 8 349 O0% Ò 6%
Pumping 662 O0% Ô -11%
Physical exports 6 393 Ô-13% Ô -2%
Total deliveries 38 663 Ô-3% Ò 4%
On May 2003, consumption has fallen compared to May 2002, as did exports (-0.9 TWh).
Consequently the global volume of injections shows a loss of 1.2 TWh. Compared to May 2002, thermal generation and hydroelectric generation have respectively lost 1.1 TWh and 0.3 TWh. Imports are roughly 0.2 TWh up.
-5 0 5 10 15 20 25
35000 40000 45000 50000 55000 60000
thursday 1 thursday 8 thursday 15 thursday 22 thursday 29 Deviation from normal temperature (°C) Actual temperature
Consumption : daily peak (MW)
°C MW
C O N S U M P T I O N A N D P H Y S I C A L E X C H A N G E S : n o t e w o r t h y d a t a
These values reflect all the flows on the RTE network, as well as the generation autoconsumed by the industrial consumers connected to this network.
May 2003 Last 12 months Absolute
1 187 GWh Wednesday 21 1 736 GWh 09/01/2003 1 736 GWh 09/01/2003 maximum
56 073 MW Wednesday 21 80 190 MW 08/01/2003 80 190 MW 08/01/2003
922 GWh Sunday 11 811 GWh 11/08/2002
Consumption
minimum
32 589 MW Sunday 25 28 182 MW 11/08/2002
253 GWh Thursday 8 290 GWh 14/12/2002 297 GWh 06/12/2001 maximum
11 643 MW Thursday 8 13 277 MW 22/12/2002 13 277 MW 22/12/2002 106 GWh Tuesday 13 99 GWh 03/04/2003
Export Balance of physical
exchanges minimum
2 910 MW Tuesday 13 2 550 MW 03/04/2003
T H E E L E C T R I C I T Y M A R K E T THE MARKET PLAYERS
Balance Responsibles (RE)
Number of Balance Responsibles 67 On 31 May 2003 Base Load Block Exchange Notifications (NEB) on contract basis 972 Active on 31 May 2003
Volume of energy exchanged between BR (via NEB) 10 449 GWh In May 2003 Balance Responsible : any natural or legal person or entity who is committed to RTE, under a Balance Responsible contract, to settling the costs of the imbalances calculated a posteriori, on behalf of one or more network users attached to its scope. These imbalances result from the difference between all of the supplies and consumption for which it is responsible.
CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGES RECORDED BY RTE
x CONTRACTS FOR ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS
Participation agreement to the Rules for access to theFrench Public Transmission Network (RPT)
94 On 31 May 2003
Import transactions 267 In progress, on 31 May 2003 Export transactions 676 In progress, on 31 May 2003
x CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGES BY BORDER
These exchanges include all transactions managed by RTE ( including historical contracts).
CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGES
May 2003
Trend compared with the same period in 2002
-EXPORT-- (GWh)
May Since 1st January
Belgium 1 377 Ò 12% Ò 10%
Germany 1 261 Ò 16% Ò 32%
Switzerland 1 958 Ô -13% Ô -11%
Italy 1 787 Ô -3% O 0%
Spain 685 Ò 23% Ô -31%
Great Britain 580 Ô -56% Ô -37%
Total 7 648 Ô -8% Ô -4%
CONTRACTUAL EXCHANGES
May 2003
Trend compared with the same period in 2002
-IMPORT- (GWh)
May Since 1st January
Belgium 389 Ô -7% Ô -4%
Germany 651 Ò 87% Ô -27%
Switzerland 418 Ò 1% Ô -30%
Italy 1 Ò - Ò 103%
Spain* 69 Ò 535% Ò 666%
Great Britain* 983 Ò - Ò 1396%
Total 2 511 Ò 111% Ò 16%
* In May 2002, the imported contractual volumes came to 11 GWh with Spain, and 0 GWh with Great Britain.
