上半年德国天然气消费量下降了15%

据油气新闻8月18日消息称，德国电力行业协会BDEW周二表示，即使考虑到天气差异，德国2022年上半年的天然气消费量仍显著下降。

BDEW根据初步数据计算得出，德国2022年上半年的天然气消费量较去年同期减少了近15%，主要原因是春季天气温和得多。

BDEW称，即使考虑到温度的影响，天然气消费量也同比下降了8%。

BDEW表示，能源价格的大幅上涨、经济发展的疲软以及个人积极采取的节能措施也可能是造成这种下降的原因。

BDEW表示，2022年6月的天然气消费量比去年同期下降了近四分之一，这尤其值得关注。

然而，根据BDEW的说法，几乎所有的家庭和公共建筑都可以进一步减少消耗，例如在冬天将暖气调低1度到2度。

BDEW表示，自2021年年中以来，天然气发电量一直在下降。报告称，2022年上半年，燃气发电厂发电量比去年同期减少了约12%。

曹海斌 摘译自 油气新闻

原文如下：

German gas consumption down 15% in H1, says power industry body

Germany’s gas consumption fell significantly in the first half of 2022, even when differences in weather were taken into consideration, said power industry association BDEW on Tuesday.

Germans consumed nearly 15% less natural gas in the first half of 2022 compared with the same period last year, mostly due to far milder spring weather, said BDEW, basing its calculations on preliminary figures.

Even after being adjusted for temperature effects, natural gas consumption dropped 8% on the year, said BDEW.

Far higher energy prices, weaker economic developments and personally motivated energy-saving measures could have also contributed to the decline, said BDEW.

June 2022 was especially noteworthy, with gas consumption nearly a quarter lower than the same month last year, said BDEW.

However, nearly all households and public buildings could go further in cutting consumption, for example by turning down the heat by a degree or two come winter, according to BDEW.

Electricity generation from gas has already been declining since the middle of 2021, said BDEW. In the first half of 2022, gas-fired power plants generated around 12% less electricity than in the same period last year, it said.