Electricity consumption, including in-process losses in the Ukrainian grids, in January-June 2013 fell by 4.1%, or by 3.897 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), year-over-year, to 92.008 billion kWh.

Electricity consumption that did not include in-process losses in the grids fell by 3.6%, or 2.798 billion kWh, to 74.281 billion kWh, a source in the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.

Ukraine's industry over the period under review cut electricity consumption by 7.6% (not including in-process losses in the grids), to 33.247 billion kWh. In particular, metallurgy reduced electricity consumption by 7.2%, to 17.396 billion, the fuel sector saw an 8.4% decline, to 4.232 billion kWh, engineering a 10.2% decline, to 2.724 billion kWh, the chemical and petrochemical industry decreased electricity consumption by 12.9%, to 2.745 billion kWh, while food and processing sectors decreased consumption by 2.5%, to 2.229 billion kWh, the construction materials industry by 3.5%, to 1.159 billion kWh, and other sectors by 5.9%, to 2.762 billion kWh.

Electricity consumption by households in Ukraine in January-June 2013 was up by 0.8%, to 21.054 billion kWh; and municipal consumers saw a 0.9% decline in electricity consumption, to 9.42 billion kWh.

The share of industry in total electricity consumption in January-June 2013 shrank to 44.8% from 46.7% year-over-year, while the share of households increased from 27.1% to 28.3%.

In June 2013, electricity consumption including in-process losses fell by 2.6% or 367.4 million compared to June 2012, to 13.511 billion kWh, while consumption without in-process losses in the grids was down by 2.9% or 333.9 million kWh, to 11.092 billion kWh.

As reported, electricity consumption, including in-process losses in the Ukrainian grids, in 2012 grew by 0.4%, or by 764.4 million kWh, year-over-year, to 188.436 billion kWh. Electricity consumption that did not include in-process losses in the grids fell by 0.01%, or 20.9 million kWh, to 150.474 billion kWh.