Natural gas. Increases the number of customers on the free market but consumption decreases
The consumption of customers in the free market fell 3% in late June over the same period.
The number of customers in the natural gas liberalized market amounted in late June about 924,000, an increase of 35% over the same period in 2014, announced this Tuesday the Regulatory Authority for Energy Services (ERSE).
According to the regulator of the market, the number of customers in the free market is about 4% higher than in March, above the average monthly rate of migration to the market system from 2.6% recorded last year.
In contrast, the consumption of customers in the free market fell 3% in late June over the same period to 3,117 GWh (gigawatt / hour) at an average monthly rate of about 0.2%, worsening If this drop since March, with a reduction in consumption by about 11%.
This decrease was due to the reduction of consumption in all segments, particularly in the industrial customers, 13.9%, year on year, followed by a reduction in the segments of large customers and residential customers 2.7 % and 2.4%, respectively, said the quarterly report ERSE.
EDP remains the main player in the market in number of customers – with half of the customers in the free market -., And the third in stocked consumption (10.5%)
On the second quarter Galp remained leading consumption (55%), despite a fall of 4.8 percentage points during the period, and the second number of customers.
Also during the second quarter, the electricity free market now has a new supplier of natural gas: the Rolegás, the group based in the Algarve Rolear, with activity in the construction, special facilities and technical training
Consumers are still being provided by a supplier of last resort have a transitional period until 31 December 2017 to choose a new natural gas supplier (free market).
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