Electricity consumption fell 2% to 145,300GWh with industrial consumption falling as much to 55,700GWh. Electricity production fell to 132,500GWh from 143,400GWh a year earlier as hydro production decreased to 53,000GWh due to lower water levels in reservoirs. Electricity imports rose 21% to 24,300GWh to plug part of the gap left by the drop in hydro power while electricity production at Sweden’s nuclear power plants was flat at 65,500GWh.
Sweden sees sharp drop in hydro
SWEDEN'S ELECTRICITY consumption has fallen for the second straight year in 2003 while a 20% drop in hydro power production caused a drop of 8% in the overall power output compared with 2002.