Portugal’s renewable energy technology hit document degree in 2023
by AFP Employees Writers
Lisbon (AFP) Jan 2, 2024
Portugal obtained a document amount of its electrical energy from clear sources in 2023, with renewables accounting for 61 % of energy use, nationwide grid operator REN mentioned on Tuesday.
Wind offered 25 % of the electrical energy consumed in Portugal final yr, forward of hydropower (23 %), photo voltaic photovoltaic (7.0 %) and biomass (6.0 %), REN mentioned.
The strongest development was in hydropower. Output rose 70 % because the sector bounced again from the 2022 drought.
Photovoltaic rose 43 % on the again of rising instalments of photo voltaic panels.
Though Portuguese electrical energy demand final yr hit its highest degree since 2018, solely 19 % of its consumption was met by non-renewable home technology.
Because of this, the nation’s pure gasoline imports, which come largely by LNG tanker from Nigeria and the USA, fell 21 % final yr.
An additional 20 % of Portugal electrical energy use final yr was met by imports, largely from Spain.
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