Table 1: The power supply system in the Nordic countries as in 1997

  Denmark Finland Norway Sweden Nordic 
countries 

Population (million) 5.3 5.1 4.4 8.9 23.7
Consumption (TWh) 34.5 73.5 111.4 140.1 359.5
Maximum load (GWe) 5.4 10.1 16.2 21.4 53.1
Total generation (TWh) 41.7 65.9 112.0 144.9 364.5
 
Hydropower - 18% 99% 47% 53%
Nuclear power - 30% - 46% 23%
Other thermal power 95% 52% 1% 7% 23%
Other renewable power 5% - - - 1%

Source: Nordel Annual Report 1997

Nuclear Power in the Competitive Nordic Electricity Market:
Göran Lagerstedt & Nils Andersson

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