Enel adds 1.13 GW of renewables in 12 mo

The Wayra I wind farm in Peru. Source: Enel SpA

Italian energy major Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) has increased its installed renewable energy capacity around the world by 3% over the past 12 months by adding about 1,130 MW.

As at end-September 2018, the group had 84,932 MW of net installed capacity, including 38,372 MW of renewables, compared to 83,856 MW with 37,243 MW of renewables a year earlier.

The following table gives more details about the change in the company’s portfolio over the past 12 months.

Source	9mo 2018 (in MW)	9mo 2018 share	9mo 2017 (in MW)	9mo 2017 share	y/y change
Total Renewables	38,372	45.2%	37,243	44.4%	3.0%
--Hydro	27,835	32.8%	27,404	32.7%	1.6%
--Wind	7,438	8.8%	7,082	8.4%	5.0%
--Solar & Others	2,296	2.7%	1,954	2.3%	17.5%
--Geothermal	804	0.9%	802	1.0%	0.2%
Total Thermal	46,560	54.8%	46,613	55.6%	(0.1%)

Most of the newly-added renewable energy capacity is located in South America, where Enel now has 13,229 MW compared to 12,211 MW a year back. The increase is mainly attributed to an increase in onshore wind capacity there up to 1,666 MW from 1,362 MW at end-September 2017.

The group’s net production rose by 1.8% year-on-year to 187,764 GWh even though thermal power generation decreased by 9.2%.

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