Renewable generation supplied 59% of electricity consumption in the first 10 months of the year
November 04, 2021 at 03:03 am IST
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Renewable generation supplied 59% of electricity consumption in the first 10 months of the year
03.11.2021
Renewable generation supplied 59% of electricity consumption in Portugal in the first 10 months of the year, split between hydropower with 25%, wind with 24%, biomass with 6%, and photovoltaics with 4%. Non-renewable generation supplied 31% of consumption, split between natural gas with 29% and coal with 2%, and the remaining 10% accounted for imported energy.
In the year to date, the hydropower capability index stands at 1.09 (historical average of 1) and the wind-power capability index at 0.97 (historical average of 1).
In October, electricity consumption recorded a year-on-year reduction of 0.9%. When correcting for the effects of temperature and number of working days, there was a positive variation of 0.3%. In the period from January to October, year-on-year consumption increased 1.5%, or 2.2%, when correcting for temperature and number of working days. Compared to 2019, there was a drop of 1.9%.
Also in the month of October, conditions were negative for renewable generation, with the hydropower capability index standing at 0.52 (historical average of 1), and the wind-power capability index registering 0.87 (historical average of 1). Renewable generation supplied 44% of consumption, while non-renewable generation supplied 34%. The remaining 22% consisted of imported energy.
The downward trend in natural gas consumption in recent months was more pronounced, with a year-on-year contraction of 15% in October stemming from a 10% drop in the power generation market and from an 18% drop in the conventional segment, which accounts for all other consumption.
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REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A. specializes in the operation and concession management of the Portuguese electricity transportation network. Net sales break down by activity sector as follows:
- electricity (63.7%): transportation of electricity from producers to end distributors and consumers, management of the electricity transportation network (connecting user installations to the network, maintenance of the network, etc.). At the end of 2022, the network has a total of 9,424 Km;
- gas (34.8%): transportation of natural gas from producers to end distributors and industrial consumers, underground storage of natural gas, receiving, storage, and regasification of liquid natural gas (LNG), infrastructure construction and maintenance services, etc.;
- telecommunications (1.3%);
- other (0.2%).