Might 5 (Renewables Now) – Spain generated 50.1% of its electrical energy from renewable sources in April, Spanish grid operator Crimson Electrica de Espana (REE) stated in its estimates report on Wednesday.
The renewables share is Spain’s complete energy manufacturing in March was 45.4%.
The bigger proportion of renewables in Spain’s energy combine got here because the nationwide demand for electrical energy fell by 2% year-on-year to an estimated 19,539 GWh in April. Wind farms remained the nation’s prime energy producer, accounting for 25.8% of the whole month-to-month output.
Energy manufacturing figures for main applied sciences are introduced within the desk:
| Know-how: | Share in April: | Estimated era in GWh: | y/y change: |
| Wind | 25.8% | 5,598 | 36.7% |
| Hydro | 8.3% | 1,811 | -34.0% |
| Photo voltaic PV | 11.6% | 2,527 | 51.7% |
| Photo voltaic CSP | 2% | 432 | 62.0% |
| Different renewables | 2% | 440 | 12.3% |
| Nuclear | 20.4% | 4,428 | 5.5% |
| Cogeneration | 8% | 1,744 | -20.5% |
| Mixed cycle | 14.8% | 3,208 | -5.2% |
| Coal | 3.2% | 696 | 157.6% |
Demand for energy by Spain’s mainland dropped by 2.8% on the yr to an estimated 18,389 GWh. On the Balearic Islands, demand was estimated at 435,740 MWh, up by 15% in comparison with April 2021. The Canary Islands archipelago additionally noticed an increase in demand to some 683,594 MWh, up 11% in annual phrases.
