Spain's renewables share falls to 53.7% in March

Apr 5, 2021 05:19 PM ET
  • Renewable resource plants created 53.7% of Spain's power in March, down from 58.9% a month previously, according to the most recent quotes report launched today by Spanish grid driver Red Electrica de Espana (REE).
Spain's renewables share falls to 53.7% in March
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In January with March, the renewables share in the overall power production was 54.4%.

Spain's wind farms were the leading electricity manufacturers last month, boosting result by 1.1% year-on-year to 5,661 GWh and also a 25.5% share in the overall.

Details on Spain's power mix in March are summed up in the table listed below:

Technology: Share in March: Estimated production in GWh: Y/Y change: January-March combined share:
Wind 25.5% 5,661 1.1% 28.2%
Hydro 16.9% 3,744 20.3% 18.2%
Solar PV 7.5% 1,665 56.1% 5.1%
Solar CSP 1.8% 397 68.3% 0.9%
Nuclear 21.8% 4,831 -6.6% 21.3%
Cogeneration 10.2% 2,261 1.1% 9.6%
Combined cycle 9.6% 2,138 11.9% 9.5%
Coal 1.1% 249 -47.6% 1.5%

Spain's demand for electrical power was estimated at 21,930 GWh in March, up by 4.8% contrasted to the very same month last year when the nation went into a nation-wide lockdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compared to March 2019, the country's demand was reduced by 2.7%.

On the landmass, consumer demand was approximated at 20,835 GWh, which stood for a 5.2% increase contrasted to March last year as well as a 2.3% decline from the very same duration prior to the pandemic.

Need in the Balearic Islands climbed by 1.4% on the year to 409,525 MWh. Compared to March 2019, need fell by 7.6%.

Last but not least, in the Canary Islands, need visited 4.4% year-on-year to 652,120 MWh and by 12.4% contrasted to March 2019.

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