한파 영향 12월 전년비 20.3% 증가...경동도시가스 업계 2위 되찾아

[에너지신문] 지난해 목포도시가스를 제외한 전국 33개 도시가스사업자별 도시가스 공급량이 일제히 상승했다.

한국도시가스협회에 따르면 지난해 전국 도시가스 공급량은 총 235억 9574만㎥로 전년 대비 6.1% 상승했다. 특히 한파가 몰아치던 지난해 12월 한 달 간 도시가스 판매물량은 전년 대비 20.3% 증가한 33억 6412만㎥의 공급량을 기록해 이례적인 현상을 보였다.

업계 1위 기업인 삼천리는 지난해 전년 대비 4.5% 증가한 총 39억 6535만㎥의 도시가스를 공급했다. 약 305만 8977 가구의 수요가수를 보유하고 있는 삼천리는 596만m에 달하는 배관을 통해 도시가스를 공급 중이다.

지난해 가장 큰 공급량 증가세를 보인 회사는 경동도시가스다. 경동은 전년 대비 23.7% 상승한 21억 1256만㎥의 도시가스를 공급하면서 업계 2위 자리를 다시 찾았다. 하지만 경동이 지난 2013년 총 31억 105만㎥의 도시가스 공급량을 기록했던 것에 비하면 전성기 물량에 비해 아직도 약 10억㎥ 정도 부족한 수준이다.

지난 2016년 경동은 총 17억 827만㎥의 도시가스를 공급하는데 그쳐 전국 도시가스사 가운데 가장 큰 폭(-4.5%)의 물량 감소세를 기록한바 있다.

산업용 수요가 전제 공급물량의 약 75% 내외를 차지하고 있는 경동은 당시 60억 7674만메가줄(MJ) 규모의 산업용 도시가스를 공급했다. 하지만 지난해에는 전년 대비 약 41억MJ 규모의 물량이 늘어난 91억 3091만MJ의 산업용 도시가스를 공급했다.

경동과 업계 2위 자리를 두고 엎치락뒤치락 경쟁을 벌이고 있는 서울도시가스는 지난해 전년 대비 6.8% 증가한 총 20억 6711만㎥의 도시가스를 공급했다.

또 지난해 코원에너지서비스는 전년 대비 4.0% 증가한 16억 5143㎥, 부산도시가스는 4.9% 증가한 14억 2737만㎥, 예스코는 3.8% 증가한 13억 7140만㎥의 도시가스를 각각 공급하면서 소폭의 성장세를 이어나갔다.

한편 지난해 말 현재 전국 도시가스 수요가수는 총 1856만 6071가구, 도시가스 소매배관 길이는 약 4410만 6489m인 것으로 집계됐다.

■2017년 전국 도시가스사별 공급량

  수요가수(개) (가정용) 공급량(천㎥) 증감률(%) 누계공급량(천㎥) 증감률(%)
코원ES         1,490,431         1,406,383              264,870 20.7          1,651,432 4.0
예스코         1,366,495         1,283,440              205,029 20.5          1,371,409 3.8
서 울         2,348,723         2,188,427              342,945 32.2          2,067,112 6.8
귀뚜라미            374,959            356,047               57,713 17.7             351,532 3.7
대 륜            873,096            840,491              158,393 17.6             937,099 4.9
삼천리         3,058,977         2,961,599              581,696 16.0          3,965,353 4.5
인 천            736,315            709,232              117,753 26.9             831,142 3.2
부 산         1,376,698         1,319,756              204,669 22.8          1,427,371 4.9
대 성         1,109,849         1,079,877              128,627 11.2          1,101,474 2.3
해 양            676,916            651,391              109,796 15.0             753,448 5.3
CNCITY            622,410            596,305              113,613 17.8             707,919 5.3
경 동            570,449            546,091              289,048 42.0          2,112,563 23.7
강 원            125,938            120,237               23,216 11.3             147,411 9.3
참빛원주            129,282            124,887               17,418 16.1             153,683 10.7
참빛영동             49,072             48,484                 7,209 33.7              41,889 11.6
참 빛             23,904             23,357                 3,390 32.2              19,879 10.5
명 성                 603                 600                   487 0.0                1,023  
충청ES            403,659            390,475               90,400 18.7             686,530 5.7
참빛충북             65,203             63,669               12,248 13.7             115,640 6.5
중 부            540,675            525,359              122,325 13.1             939,936 7.9
서 해            146,228            142,877               58,300 24.8             488,263 1.5
전 북            337,315            325,371               57,866 11.3             417,506 4.2
군 산            105,520            103,397               31,746 4.5             304,851 3.5
전북ES            107,672            104,773               18,892 17.2             139,455 3.1
목 포            119,959            116,317               17,477 24.9             116,660 -0.6
전 남            148,066            142,948               31,705 25.6             237,208 9.6
대 화             81,940             79,560               20,559 44.5             144,148 7.7
영남ES(구미)            266,988            257,488               62,225 9.8             539,039 7.2
영남ES(포항)            193,273            187,062               49,885 15.4             423,257 5.3
대성청정             77,138             74,610               14,595 10.7             131,289 6.8
서라벌            107,629            105,449               23,647 11.4             178,944 0.3
경 남            752,266            696,486              100,288 3.2             916,646 0.1
지에스이            152,467            148,009               23,019 21.8             153,513 4.2
제 주             25,956             25,556                 3,075 24.9              21,116 9.9
       18,566,071        17,746,010           3,364,124 20.3          23,595,740 6.1
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