May 8 (SeeNews) - Slovenia's net electricity production increased by 7% month-on-month to 1,374 GWh in March, the statistical office said.
In annual terms, the country's power output was up by 17%, the office of statistics said in a statement, citing provisional data earlier this week.
The March output of the country's hydropower plants went up 21% monthly and 44% yearly to 473 GWh.
The output of the thermal power plants in Slovenia totalled 313 GWh in March, up 7% on the year and down 14% month-on-month, while Slovenia's sole nuclear power plant, Krsko, produced 518 GWh of electricity last month, up 7% month-on-month and flat year-on-year.
In March, Slovenia imported 748 GWh of electricity and exported 983 GWh. Exports remained unchanged compared to the previous month, while imports decreased 10%.
On an annual comparison basis, imports declined 17% and exports went up 12%.
Nuclear energy had the largest share of 37.7% in Slovenia's total power production in March, followed by hydro energy with 34.4%, thermal with 22.8%, and solar and wind power with 5.1%.