Ministry of Energy: electricity consumption in Russia has increased by 2.2% since the beginning of the year

“While we are in the black, both by month and by year.

Now, for the period from the beginning of the year to yesterday, we see a 2.2% increase in energy consumption compared to last year, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

Grabchak noted that by the end of the year, the Ministry of Energy expects an increase in electricity consumption in Russia by 1.5-2%.

Earlier, Alexei Grivach, Deputy General Director for Gas Problems of the National Energy Security Fund, commented on the situation in the global energy sector in an interview with PolitExpert.