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Conventional demand Power generation
01.01.2011 01.07.2011 01.01.2012 01.07.2012
0
600
500
400
300
200
100
700
800
GWh/d Romania
Conventional demand Power generation
01.01.2011 01.07.2011 01.01.2012 01.07.2012
0
300
250
200
150
100
50
350
400
GWh/d Slovakia
Conventional demand Power generation
01.01.2011 01.07.2011 01.01.2012 01.07.2012
0
40
30
20
10
50
60
GWh/d Slovenia
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3.3.1 DEMAND MODULATION
The graphs of figure 3.9 to the left show the daily
demand during 2011 and 2012 in every country as
well as the part of it attributed to power generation.
It results, from the graphs, that countries with less use
of gas for power generation and subject to a more
continental climate have lower load factor1). Greece
which combines the higher rate of gas use
for power generation and the milder climate as well as
a still immature residential market, has the more flat
demand profile.
These graphs also show that most of the gas demand
for power generation comes from Italy, followed, far
behind, by Greece, Hungary, Romania and Croatia2)
and that there is an important potential for increase of
this type of demand in the Region.
They, moreover, show that the highest daily demand
remained at comparable level, across the period
considered, in all countries, being mainly affected
by winter demand. This signal is particularly important
for gas infrastructure operators in order to keep the
performance of gas systems, and the related under­
lying assets ready to face peek requirements. This is
the main prerequisite to guarantee adequate security
of supply standards to domestic, and to a higher level,
Regional energy system.
1) Defined as the ration between the average daily demand (in a year) over the
maximum daily demand
2) No data for the use of gas in power generation are available for Austria and
Bulgaria