Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom have fluctuated over the years. In 2021, power imports amounted to 2.1 million metric tons of oil equivalent, a 40 percent increase from the previous year. This figure also represents the peak in electricity imports in the period of consideration.
Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 28, 2022). Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549158/net-electricity-imports-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549158/net-electricity-imports-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549158/net-electricity-imports-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Net Electricity Imports in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549158/net-electricity-imports-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549158/net-electricity-imports-uk/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Net electricity imports in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549158/net-electricity-imports-uk/