ENTSOG Gas Regional Investment Plan South 2017 - Main Report

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.

France

15%

Portugal

16%

18%

Spain

16%

Total South Region

32%

Total EU-27

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Oil

Natural gas

Coal

Nuclear energy

Hydro electric

Renewables

Figure 3.1: Primary energy breakdown by fuels in 2015 for South Region countries (Source: BP, 2015)

Slovenia Slovakia United Kingdom Switzerland

Portugal Romania Sweden

1.2%

France Greece Croatia Hungary Ireland Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Latvia Netherlands

16.1%

10.6%

Germany Denmark Estonia Spain Finland

7.2%

19.6%

Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Figure 3.2: Share of each country in Europe's total gas demand, 2015 (Source: ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 data)

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