Portugal’s national grid operator Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN) announced on Tuesday that the country has registered its highest monthly electricity consumption ever in January and that renewables have covered 76% of the demand.
According to data by REN, Portugal’s total power consumption for the first month of the year amounted to 5 TWh, which corresponds to an year-on-year increase of 2.1%, or 1.6% when correcting for the effects of temperature and the number of working days.
Wind and hydroelectric power covered 35% and 30% of the total demand, respectively, while solar photovoltaic (PV) and biomass power met 6% and 5%. Natural gas production and imported energy supplied the remaining 14% and 10%, respectively.
Source: https://renewablesnow.com