In 2018, 4.175 million m³ of water was used in the industry sections. The majority of water was used for cooling purposes in electric power generation. The used water increased by 3.2% in relation to the previous year. A total of 4.150 million m³ of water was discharged, i.e. 3.7% more than the previous year.

From a total of 4.175 million m³ of water in the industry sections, 99.6% included water from own abstraction (98.8% surface water, 0.9% groundwater), and 0.4% from public water supply system.