In March Ukrainian metal companies consumed 140 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 30 million cubic meters MoM.
Average daily gas consumption dropped by 1.6 million cubic meters, to 4.5 million cubic meters.
In Q1 metal companies consumed 510 million cubic meters of gas, up by 11% YoY. Average daily consumption increased from 5 million cubic meters in January-March 2016 to 5.7 million cubic meters.
Electricity consumption in 3 months totaled 3.1 billion kW-h, down by 4% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)