Share of electricity production by fuel type, 1990-2008 (%), EU-27
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Created 05 Aug 2011
Published 10 Aug 2011
Last modified 29 Nov 2012
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The total electricity produced from natural gas increased by 592 TWh (274 %) between 1990 and 2008, at an annual average growth rate of 7.6 %. The primary motive for the switch to gas was economic, with low gas prices for much of the 1990s compared to coal and stricter environmental legislation. Because of this, significant investments were made in the transportation infrastructure for the delivery of gas from within and outside the EU-27. This rapid increased in gas demand also contributed to the increase in fossil fuels imports.
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- 05 Aug 2011
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Temporal coverage:
- 1990-2008
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- electricity , energy , fuels
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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- Graph
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Electricity produced from pumping in hydro power plants is not considered a renewable source of energy and it is not shown in the chart.
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