In 2023, 48 p.c of electrical energy within the Netherlands was generated from renewable sources, a rise of 21 p.c in contrast with the earlier 12 months. Manufacturing of electrical energy from wind power elevated by over a 3rd. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) experiences this on the premise of provisional figures.
A complete of 120 billion kWh of electrical energy was produced, 1 p.c greater than within the earlier 12 months. The quantity generated from fossil fuels was 58 billion kWh, down 12 p.c from the earlier 12 months. Much less electrical energy was produced from coal and pure gasoline, which have been down 38 and 4 p.c respectively. This was due partially to the provision of cheaper wind and photo voltaic power. The manufacturing of electrical energy from renewable sources elevated to 57 billion kWh in 2023.
Manufacturing of electrical energy from wind power elevated by over a 3rd
The quantity of electrical energy produced from wind power went up by 35 p.c in comparison with the earlier 12 months, to succeed in 29 billion kWh. This was partly resulting from a rise within the wind turbine capability put in, each onshore and offshore. Manufacturing from onshore wind was 17.42 billion kWh in 2023 (13.39 billion kWh in 2022) and from offshore wind 11.46 billion kWh (8.02 billion kWh in 2022). The entire capability of wind generators reached 11 GW in 2023.
A complete of 21 billion kWh of electrical energy was generated from photo voltaic power in 2023. That was a rise of 24 p.c relative to the earlier 12 months. One main trigger was the rise within the capability of photo voltaic panels put in (+4.3 GW).
An additional 7.0 billion kWh of power was generated from biomass. That was 1.7 billion lower than within the earlier 12 months, partly as a result of much less biomass gasoline was utilized in coal-fired energy vegetation.
Export of electrical energy reaches a document excessive
A document 25 billion kWh of electrical energy was exported in 2023, up 10 p.c from the earlier 12 months. Germany imported probably the most electrical energy from the Netherlands (10 billion kWh), adopted by Belgium (8 billion kWh) and the UK (4 billion kWh). The quantity of electrical energy exported to Germany was up by 13 p.c. This was partly as a result of closure of Germany’s final nuclear energy plant. The Netherlands additionally exported extra electrical energy to the UK (+18 p.c).
Complete electrical energy imports additionally rose by 5 p.c in 2023 to succeed in 19 billion kWh, in contrast with a 12 months earlier. Imports from Norway elevated probably the most (1.1 billion kWh). This was resulting from elevated manufacturing by Norwegian hydropower vegetation.
On stability, over 5.7 billion kWh of electrical energy was exported in 2023. It was the second 12 months in a row that extra electrical energy was exported than imported. Supply: CBS
