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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Spain
Total EU-27
France
Portugal
Total South Region
Oil
Natural gas
Coal
Nuclear energy
Hydro electric
Renewables
32%
16%
18%
16%
15%
Figure 3.1:
Primary energy breakdown by fuels in 2015 for South Region countries
(Source: BP, 2015)
0%
10%
5%
15%
25%
20%
1.2%
10.6%
7.2%
16.1%
19.6%
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Spain
Finland
France
Greece
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Figure 3.2:
Share of each country in Europe's total gas demand, 2015
(Source: ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 data)
3.1 Regional Overview
of Demand
In 2015, the primary energy consumption in the South Region was 398MTOE
(Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent), 16% of that being natural gas, as shown in
Figure 3.1.