Monthly Electrical Energy Overview January 2015

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2 Monthly Electrical Energy Overview uary 215 The return to close to normal weather conditions, as opposed to the exceptionally warm uary 214, led to a rise in gross internal electricity demand. This rise was accompanied by a high-level of fossil fuel generation and an increase in the import balance with Germany The peak demand reached on 26 uary at 7. pm, with a power output 86,3 MW, was higher than the peak demand observed through the whole of 214. Monthly nuclear generation reached its highest level in four years, whilst the monthly fossil-fuel generation was 5% higher than that in uary 214. Peak wind power production was reached on 9 uary at 9. pm with a power output of 7,462 MW and a load factor of 82%, the highest level ever recorded until now. France was an exporter at all times in uary 215. The import balance with Germany reached its highest level for more than a year. Four structures were put into service on the RTE network in uary 215: three means of compensation and a 63 kv underground cable. Monthly Overview - uary 215 2

3 Monthly Electrical Energy Overview uary 215 CONSUMPTION Temperatures in uary 215 remained close to normal, as opposed to uary 214 which was particularly warm. As a result, gross electricity demand increased by 6.2%. Corrected by the climate factor, total demand accentuates the trend observed in 214, which is a slight decrease caused by the drop in demand from SMEs/SMIs and business and domestic users, and this is despite the continuing recovery of the heavy industry sector. Peak demand was recorded on 26 uary 215 at 7. pm, with a power output of 86,343 MW for a temperature of 2. C, 3 C lower compared to normal temperatures. This peak demand was higher than the peak demand observed throughout the whole of 214. GENERATION The nuclear sector reached its highest monthly generation level for four years. The generation of renewable energy, all sectors combined, was down compared to uary 214. This drop is due to the hydroelectric sector. On the other hand, generation in the wind and PV sectors increased. Generation in the fossil fuel sector increased by more than 5% compared to uary 214, due to the rise in demand and peak level demand at 7. pm, combined with a lower availability in the hydroelectric sector. WIND AND PV On 9 uary 215, a historic high for wind power generation was reached at 9. pm with a power output of 7,462 MW and a load factor of 82.3%. Monthly wind power generation exceeded 3, MW in average monthly power output, as in uary 214. Monthly PV generation increased by 47% compared to uary 214, thanks to an increase in the number of generation facilities and also to the favourable sunny conditions INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES In uary, France s exchange balance with its European neighbours was as an exporter throughout the whole month The gradual return to normal of the Belgian nuclear generation facilities has led to a reduction in the exchange balance with Belgium compared to the monthly levels observed during 214. The export exchange balance with Great Britain remained higher than 1, for the third consecutive month. The import exchange balance with Germany reached its highest level since ember 213, because of the rise in demand in France. NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Four facilities were put into service in uary 215. Two 4 kv as well as one 225 kv shunt reactances were put into service in order to improve the security of operation in the Paris, Bordeaux and Nord regions. Finally, a 63 kv cable was put into service in Picardy in order to improve the region s carrying capacity for wind power generation. FOR MORE INFORMATION All the data presented in this publication are available from RTE's online media library, under: Electricité en France > data > analysis: Monthly Overview - uary 215 3

4 Monthly electrical energy overview uary 215 Monthly energy consumption 6 5 Monthly gross consumption % % Trend by sector in sliding year adjusted from the climate effect,2% 4-1% -,6% 3-1% -,7% 2-2% 1-2% Period Period % Adjusted national consumption Direct RTE customers * Adjusted consumption on PDN *without energy sector Peak consumption* uary GW Gross monthly consumption at the peak and actual temperature 86,4 GW C ma 1 je 3 sa 5 lu 7 me 9 ve 11 di 13 ma 15 je 17 sa 19 lu 21 me 23 ve 25 di 27 ma 29 Deviation from norm ( C) Gross consumption : daily peak (GW) Actual temperature -1 GW Evolution of monthly power extrema 12,1 GW 86,4 GW 48, ,5 Max power Min Power Absolute max Absolute min * Perimeter France excl. Corsica, losses included Monthly Overview - uary 215 4

5 Monthly electricical energy overview uary 215 Installed capacity (MW) uary 215 Energy generated () uary 215 Hydro-electric Conventional Hydro-electric Thermal Conventional Thermal Other RES Photovoltaic Wind 9 12 Nuclear Other RES 618 Photovoltaic 258 Wind Nuclear Focus on generation sectors Nuclear generation Hydro-electric generation Period Period Period Period Fossil-fuel thermal generation RES generation excl. hydro-electric F A A S O N D F A A S O N D J J J Period Period Period Period Monthly Overview - uary 215 5

6 Monthly electrical energy overview uary 215 Monthly generation Wind generation Photovoltaic generation Period Period Period Period % 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % 1/1 3/1 5/1 Load factor of wind generation uary 215 7/1 9/1 11/1 13/1 15/1 17/1 19/1 21/1 23/1 25/1 27/1 29/1 MW Mean load factor by half-hour interval (%) and associated power Mean monthly load factor (%) and associated power 31/ ,% 16,% 14,% 12,% 1,% 8,% 6,% 4,% 2,%,% Rate of coverage of consumption by wind generation (%) Average value Maximal value Minimal value 14,% 4,5%,3% Fleet development in France Planned fleet on the PTN MW Development of generating fleets in France** Technology Wind of which Offshore Photovoltaic Installed capacity* at 31/1/ MW Queued projects * Nb 22 MW MW 7 Cumulative power Projects in preparation* Nb Cumulative power MW MW MW 418 MW MW MW Wind farm Solar photovoltaic * Refer to glossary for category definitions Wind capacity awaiting connection at ERDF as of 34/45/14: 4 65 MW ** data available up to ember 214 PV capacity awaiting connection at ERDF as of 34/45/14: MW Monthly Overview - uary 215 6

7 Monthly electrical energy overview uary 215 Commercial exchanges uary MW Daily extrema of the export balance EXPORT : IMPORT : SOLDE : /1 2/1 3/1 4/1 5/1 6/1 7/1 8/1 9/1 1/1 11/1 12/1 13/1 14/1 15/1 16/1 17/1 18/1 19/1 2/1 21/1 22/1 23/1 24/1 25/1 26/1 27/1 28/1 29/1 3/1 Minimum balance Maximum balance Monthly exchange balances on each border 1 With Germany 25 With Belgium With Great Britain 25 With Switzerland With Italy With Spain The energy values described correspond to contracted exchanges on Euronext. Monthly Overview - uary 215 7

8 Monthly electrical energy overview uary kV Reactors (15 MVAR) Plessis-Gassot Val d'oise (95) Insuring the operation safety in the north area 63 kv underground cable Hargicourt-Pertain Somme( 8) Improving the local network and increasing the connecting capacity for wind production 4 kv reactor (64 MVA) Villejust Essonne (91) Insuring the operation safety in the area of Paris 4 kv reactor (64 MVAR) Saucats Gironde (91) Insuring th of Bordeauxe operation safety in the area Overhead line Underground line Substation 63 to 15 kv Monthly Overview - uary 215 8

9 Monthly electrical energy overview uary 215 Data sources This document relies on metered data collected by RTE and also on data sent by the french DSOs, especially erdf and EDF SEI. Monthly gross consumption Perimeter : France with Corsica, losses included Extreme capacity value trend Max/Min Power: Maximum/minimum power consumption in France over the month, excluding Corsica Absolute extreme value: Extreme value for consumption observed since 1st uary 28 Gross national demands and actual temperatures Daily peak for perimeter France excl. Corsica For more information on how actual temperatures and reference temperatures are calculated, visit RTE's website: Trend by sector in sliding year adjusted from the climate effect Total consumption: Consumption of France, with Corsica, losses included. Adjusted from climate effect. Adjusted consumption on PDN: Represents the consumption of resditential and SMEs/SMIs sector. Data adjusted from weather effect. Direct RTE customers : Industrial sites connected directly to the PTN (excluding consumption at source). Energy sector is excluded Trend in sliding year : growth between the last 12 cumulative monthly values and the previous 12 Generation The "Hydro-electric" category includes all types of hydro plants (impoundment, run-of-river, etc.). Consumption for pumping by pumped storage facilities is not deducted from generation. The "Nuclear" category includes all nuclear units. Consumption by auxiliary units is deducted from generation. The "Fossil-fuel thermal" category includes Coal, Oil and Gas-fired technologies. The "Other RES" category includes PV solar, Biomass, Biogas and paper/card waste. The installed capacity values are valid for the end of the month, with the exception of the "Other RES" category, which is valid for the start of the month. Wind Generation Load factor : Ratio of wind power generated to nominal installed wind capacity Coverage of demand Coverage rate : Ratio of wind power generated to gros national consumption at a given time Generation Projets en file Projets en Puissance d'attente préparation Filière installée Puissance Puissance Nb Nb cumulée cumulée Eolien 361 MW MW MW dont Offshore 42% 8% Photovoltaïque 24 MW MW 1 3 MW Wind: onshore and offshore wind projects. The share of offshore capacity is indicated in the row below Installed capacity: Cumulative capacity of installations for which a connection agreement has been signed. Queued projects: Projects which have entered the connection queue under RTE's connection procedure, i.e. projects which have signed a "queuing proposal" with RTE, following a detailed connection study or a "technical and financial proposal". Projects in preparation: Connection projects for which RTE has been asked to provide a detailed study or technical and financial proposal, currently being examined by RTE, or for which the technical and financial connection proposal has not yet been accepted by the generator MW /7 3/7 Extrema journaliers du solde exportateur des échanges /7 7/7 9/7 11/7 13/7 15/7 17/7 19/7 21/7 23/7 25/7 27/7 29/7 31/7 2/8 4/8 6/8 8/8 1/8 12/8 14/8 16/8 18/8 2/8 22/8 24/8 26/8 28/8 3/8 Solde minimal Solde maximal International exchanges Daily extrema : Extrema of the half hour mean power value of the global international commercial exchanges, observed daily. Type of installation Name of installation (or substation) Département Nature of work 4 kv overhead line La Gaudière-Rueyres Hérault (34) Partial renewal of conductors Monthly Overview - uary 215 9

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