Italy Powers Ahead

摘要

Another month, and a healthy first half-year, show that positive growth looks set to continue in Italy, Europe’s fourth-biggest electricity market. Italian transmission system operator Terna said Wednesday that electricity demand for June was up 1.3% year-on-year to 26.7 terawatt hours (TWh). Stripping out weather variations and working days, Terna said growth was 2%. Half-year numbers show electricity demand up 1.8% on very poor 2009 demand levels, when consumption slumped by 8.6% as Italy staggered under a severe recession.