Electricity consumption rose 3.2% in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2021, after a 1.7% increase in August, the month when solar energy production broke records, REN said Friday. forward.
According to data from REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais, “electricity consumption grew by 1.7% in August compared to the same period last year, or 1.4% after adjusting for the effects of temperature and number of working days”.
In the period from January to August, consumption grew by 3.2%, or 3.0% with temperature correction and working days.
In August, wind production was “below average”, reflecting a productivity index of 0.84 (historical average equal to 1), while photovoltaic production “benefited from a more favorable regime” and reached a productivity index of 1.10 (historical average equal to 1) to 1).
“This productivity increase, together with the new installations being connected to the grid, has brought us a new maximum peak of around 1260 MW. [megawatts]REN emphasizes.
As has been the case in recent months, the hydroelectric regime remains “dry”, with a productivity index of 0.48 (historical average equal to 1).
In August, renewable production provided 36% of consumption, non-renewable production 39%, while the remaining 25% corresponded to imported energy.
Taking into account the accumulated from January to August, the hydroelectric productivity index registered 0.34 (historical average equal to 1), the wind productivity index 0.93 (historical average equal to 1) and the solar productivity index 1.10 (historical average equal to 1).
During this period, sustainable production provided 44% of consumption, divided by wind energy at 23%, hydropower at 9%, biomass at 7% and photovoltaics at 5%. Natural gas production provided 33% of consumption, while the remaining 23% corresponded to imported energy.
Natural gas consumption increased by 8% year over year in August.
According to REN, “as has been the case throughout the year, there was divergent behavior between the power generation segment, which grew by 48%, and the conventional segment, which includes the remaining customers and shrank by 15.7%”
Between January and August, natural gas consumption recorded a “slightly positive” year-on-year change of 0.7%, reflecting a 20% decline in the conventional segment and a 47% growth in the energy production segment.
Source: DN
