EDPR's 9-mo renewable production grows 4%

October 17 (Renewables Now) - EDP Renovaveis SA's (ELI:EDPR) total renewable power generation in the first nine months of 2018 grew by 4% year-on-year to 20.7 TWh.

The most significant increase was achieved in Brazil, where the company's generation rose by 48% to 836 GWh, due to capacity additions.

Production in Europe was down 3% to 8.26 TWh due to a decrease in wind generation. EDPR's output in North America, on the other hand, increased 8% to 11 TWh.

More details on global generation, in GWh, are available in the table.

Country	9-mo 2018	9-mo 2017	Y/Y variation
Spain	3,760	3,730	1%
Portugal	2,133	2,208	-3%
Rest of Europe	2,363	2,575	-8%
USA	10,977	10,232	7%
Canada	53	53	0%
Mexico	545	454	20%
Brazil	836	564	48%

At the end of September, EDPR had 900 MW under construction in the US, Brazil, Portugal, Italy and France. It manages 11.2 GW of renewable power capacity in 11 countries.

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