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. 2020 Sep 11;191:110189. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110189

Table 2.

Impact of lockdown on the global energy sector.

Country Lockdown Start Lockdown End Energy demand (ED)
Australia March 23, 2020 May 15, 2020 ED approx. 8%–10%
Belgium March 18, 2020 April 19, 2020 ED of industrial and commercial sector by 70%
China January 23, 2020 April 8, 2020 ED by 8% (Jan & Feb compared to the same period in 2019)
France March 17, 2020 May 11, 2020 ED by 6%–12%
Germany March 20, 2020 April 20, 2020 ED by 4%–6%
India March 25, 2020 May 4, 2020 ED by 30%
Italy March 9, 2020 May 4, 2020 ED by 10.1% in March and 22% after 22nd March
Portugal March 13, 2020 April 11, 2020 ED by 3%–5%
Singapore April 7, 2020 June 1, 2020 ED 8%–9%
Spain March 14, 2020 April 25, 2020 3% (March), 20% (April),
Netherlands March 16, 2020 April 28, 2020 Overall energy demand
UK March 24, 2020 May 11, 2020 ED by 10% (after 23rd March)

Source (AEMO, 2020; Rajvikram et al., 2020; S&P Global, 2020):