target of reducing energy intensity (energy consumption per unit of GDP) by 20% below 2005 levels by 2010, or an average of 4% per year.
In the first few years following the target, the 4% average was not met and the yearly figure was no longer used as an official target. In 2006, energy intensity declined 1.79% and in 2007 it declined by 3.66%. The 4% figure was met in 2008, when energy intensity declined by 4.2%.