Argentine renewables increase production by 99% y/y in Nov

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Power production from renewables in Argentina rose to 853 GWh in November, up by 99% year-on-year, according to the latest report by the wholesale electricity market administrator CAMMESA.

Compared to October figures, generation from non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE) technologies picked up by 6%, while their total share was unchanged at 8%.

The total installed capacity of NCRE power plants, which in Argentina include wind, solar, biomass, biogas and hydro below 50 MW, reached 2,472 MW in November, moving up from 2,411 MW in October.

More details on Argentina’s renewable power production in November are presented in the table below:

Technology:	Net generation in Nov 2019 (in GWh):	Net generation in Oct 2019 (in GWh):	Nov 2018-2019 Y/Y change:	Installed capacity in Nov 2019:
Wind	564	522	150.7%	1,500 MW
Hydro	128	130	-10.4%	498 MW
Solar	109	96	355.6%	434 MW
Biomass	30	34	33.4%	2 MW
Biogas	22	23	54.0%	39 MW

Demand for electricity in Argentina grew by 4.9% year-on-year to 10,532 GWh in November. Local power plants ramped up production to 10,637 GWh, compared to 10,388 GWh generated during the same month a year ago. Renewables covered 8.1% of the demand.

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