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PCBS | PCBS: Press Release on Results of Household Energy Survey (January 2015).

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)

 Press Release on Results of Household Energy Survey (January 2015).

 85% of Households in the North of West Bank Used a Prepaid Electricity Meter

 

 

99.9% of households in Palestine were connected to the public electricity network in January 2015, compared to 99.3% in the same period of 2009.

 

58% of households in Palestine used a normal Electricity Meter; while 42% of households used a Prepaid Electricity Meter as of January 2015.

 

Region

Type of Electricity Meter Used

Normal Meter

Prepaid Meter

Total

Palestine

58.3

41.7

100

West Bank

38.2

61.8

100

North of West Bank

14.6

85.4

100

Middle of West Bank

69.4

30.6

100

South of West Bank

39.1

60.9

100

Gaza Strip

96.9

3.1

100

 

More Than Half of Households Have Solar Heater System

57% of households in Palestine had solar energy heaters in January 2015, showing a decrease from its level at 60% in January 2009.

 

Average of Household’s Consumption of Electricity was 306 KWh

The average of household consumption of electricity (among those households using electricity) in Palestine was 306 KWh in January 2015 compared to 275 KWh in January 2009.

 

Average of Households’ Consumption of Electricity, January 2015


 

 

 

The Highest Average of Gasoline Consumption is Concentrated in the Middle of West Bank

The average of household consumption of gasoline (among those households using gasoline) in Palestine was 95 liters in January 2015.  It was 135 liters in the Middle of West Bank but didn't exceed 42 liters in Gaza Strip.

 

High Average of Gas Consumption

The average of household consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (among those households using liquefied petroleum gas) in Palestine was 22 kg in January 2015 compared to 21 Kg in January 2009.

 

Most Households Depended on Electricity for Water Heating

60% of households which heated water in Palestine used electricity, as a main source for water heating, 28% of households depended on liquefied petroleum gas, while 9% used wood, and 3% of households depended on solar energy heaters for heating water in January 2015.

 

41% of Households in Gaza Strip didn't  Heat their Houses in Cold Season

18% of the households in Palestine didn't  heat their houses, with 41% in Gaza Strip and 6% in the West Bank.  For Households which heated their houses, the results showed that 39% of them depended on electricity as a main source for heating, 29% depended on wood, while 25% of households depended on liquefied petroleum gas, and 1% of households depend on kerosene as a main source for heating.

 

 

 

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