So far this summer, the load on the Hungarian power grid peaked on Friday, June 26, breaking last summer’s electricity consumption record, but the all-time summer record set in 2024 has not yet been broken, Mavir Hungarian Electricity Transmission System Operator Ltd. said on Monday in response to an inquiry from MTI.
According to Mavir’s data, this year’s highest gross peak system load occurred on Friday during the quarter-hour around 7:15 p.m., reaching 6,788 megawatts (MW) amid a daily average temperature of 29.1 degrees Celsius. Last year, the summer peak was also recorded on June 26, when the maximum was 6,766 MW, with a daily average temperature of 30.3 degrees Celsius.
In Hungary, the all-time summer peak was recorded on July 16, 2024, when system load reached 7,036 megawatts.
Domestic winter electricity consumption peaks are generally higher, but there have been instances when the summer peak load exceeded the winter maximum; for example, in 2015, the summer peak was 6,457 MW, while the winter peak was 6,447 MW.
The highest value ever recorded in Hungary was registered on January 13 of this year, when the load on the power system reached 8,182 MW, according to Mavir.
According to a report by HungaroMet Nonprofit Plc., hot, dry air will dominate the weather in the Carpathian Basin through Tuesday evening; the heatwave in Hungary will peak on Tuesday, at which time the all-time high temperature record may also be broken.
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