Sweden energy report

• The country targets generating 100% of its electricity from renewables in 2040 and reaching carbon neutrality in 2045.
• The common renewable obligation system with Norway will end in 2035, instead of 2045.
• Sweden has the world's highest CO₂ tax for the residential and services sectors.
• The energy market is dominated by state-owned companies Vattenfall, for power, and Swedegas, for natural gas.
• Vattenfall and Fortum generate 2/3 of the power.
• Carbon free sources represent 99% of the power mix, 70% of which is for renewables.
• The country exports large volumes of electricity but imports all its oil and gas needs.
• Electricity prices in industry are among the lowest in Europe.
• District heating prices vary from single to double across the different cities.
• Carbon-free sources made up 75% of the total energy mix in 2021 (+10 pp since 2010).
• Oil consumption has dropped by one third since 2002.
• Around 3.4 GW of wind is under construction.
• The 3 bcm/year Baltic Pipe between Sweden, Norway, and Denmark will be commissioned at the end of 2022.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Infrastructure oversees the energy policy.

  The Ministry of the Environment is responsible for the climate policy.

  The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (MEI) is tasked with managing the state-owned company portfolio.

• Energy Supply

  Gas:

  Sweden does not produce natural gas; the majority of the resource is imported by pipe from Denmark, from the Tyra Field in the North Sea and as LNG (25% of the total in 2021). Gas imports fluctuated between 0.8 and 1.1 bcm between 2012 and 2019, increased by 35% in 2020, and remained stable in 2021 (1.5 bcm).

• Energy Prices

  Oil:

  The prices of gasoline and diesel are similar (1.36€/l and €1.35/l, respectively, in 2021). Taxes, including VAT, account for around 67% of gasoline prices and 53% of diesel prices (2020). The average gasoline price is 5% higher than the EU average and the price of diesel is 10% above the EU average.

  Graph: GASOLINE & DIESEL PRICES (€/l)

• Energy Consumption

  In 2021, total energy consumption per capita was 4.4 toe (around 50% above the EU average). At around 12 500 kWh, the country's electricity consumption per capita is the second highest in the EU (2.2 times higher than the EU average).

  Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)

  

• Issues & Prospects

  According to the Swedish Energy Agency's (STEM) long-term energy scenarios 2018, the country's total consumption should decrease by 16%-20% by 2050.

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Sweden energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2021, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2021, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (€/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (€c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Gas prices for industry and households (€c/kWh GCV)
• GRAPH 8: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 9: Total consumption market share by energy (2021, %)
• GRAPH 10: Final consumption market share by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 11: Oil consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 12: Oil consumption breakdown by sector (2021 %)
• GRAPH 13: Electricity consumption (TWh)
• GRAPH 14: Electricity consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 15: Natural gas consumption (bcm)
• GRAPH 16: Gas consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)
• GRAPH 17: Coal consumption (Mt)
• GRAPH 18: Coal consumption breakdown by sector (2021, %)

In the Sweden energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator, gas plant projects by status and operator and LNG contracts.

The Sweden country dashboards are complemented with country forecasts from EnerFuture (excel file) with scenario comparison.

Data included in the excelsheet:

• Demand: Primary energy consumption, final energy consumption, by fuel, by sector.
• Power: Electricity generation & capacities, by technology.
• CO₂: Total CO₂ emissions.
• Macro-economy: Main macro-economic assumptions.
• Key indicators: Energy intensity, share of renewables, CO₂ emissions per capita and per unit of GDP.