In the residential and commercial sector, gas consumption has
steadily increased due to the expansion of the infrastructure and
the associated rise in the number of gas consumers. In last 15
years, gas consumption has seen a 2.8% growth, per annum, to
175 mtoe (million tone oil equivalent). Since, gas currently holds
a market share of approx. 35% and, which makes it the market
leader in this sector until 2030, Euro gas expects gas sales to
increase by 0.4%, per annum, to 194 mtoe.