Significantly less electricity was generated in Germany in the third quarter compared to the same period of last year due to weaker demand as a result of the economic situation and energy imports from abroad. The volume fell by some 20% to 94.2 billion kilowatt hours in the third quarter, the Federal Statistical Office, or Destatis, reported on Wednesday. “The reasons for the decline are likely to have been a lower demand for electricity as a result of the economic slowdown in energy-intensive industries and the increased import of electricity from abroad,” explained the authority. The amount …