Argus Media
Summary
Cold weather in the Baltics and Finland has bolstered gas-fired power generation in the region, lifting gas consumption in Finland high enough to force the transmission system operator (TSO) to take balancing actions.
Gas-fired power generation in Latvia jumped to 489MW on 1-4 December from 242MW in November, which had already been the highest for any month since February. Gas-fired output in Finland soared to 481MW from 205MW, while it was up to 230MW on 1-4 December in Lithuania from just 78MW in November, data from European grid operators' association Entso-E show.
Cold weather was the driving force behind the increase in gas-fired generation. Minimum temperatures dropped as low as minus 17°C in Helsinki on 3 December, minus 6°C in Riga on 4 December and nearly minus 10°C in Vilnius on 4 December. Finland has little direct heating with gas, but has indirect use through district heating and combined heat and power plants (CHPs). District heating with CHPs is common in the Baltics as well, although households directly connected to the grid are also more common.
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