In 1993, the Luxembourg steel industry started its conversion to the electrical process by bringing an electric furnace into service at the Esch-Schifflange plant. This trend will continue in the years to come with the planned installation of two other electric furnaces, one in Differdange, the other in Esch-Belval. Solid fuel consumption will then become insignificant, while the share of electricity will grow. The national firms in this sector act only as distributors. Natural gas consumption With the decline of the steel industry, demand for gas slumped, especially from the early 1980s.
Drinking water is supplied mainly from underground water from the Luxembourg sandstone.