KIEV, March 9 - Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January and February, taking into account losses in electricity transmission, grew by 10.3%, or 3.174 billion kilowatt-hours year-on-year, to 33.842 billion kilowatt-hours, the Fuel and Energy Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.

Electricity consumption not including losses over the period went up by 10.9%, or 2.589 billion kilowatt-hours, to 26.307 billion kilowatt-hours.