Iberdrola's renewables increase production by 10.4% in 9-mo 2021

Port Augusta Project, South Australia. Image by Iberdrola, S.A. (www.iberdrola.com)

October 18 (Renewables Now) - Spanish electric utility Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) generated 55,139 GWh from its renewables around the world during the first nine months of 2021, which represented a year-on-year increase of 10.4%, the company said in its preliminary energy report.

Between July and September, Iberdrola’s renewables increased production by 0.9% on the year to 14,076 GWh.

As of September 2021, the company boasts 37,378 MW of renewable energy capacity, including large hydroelectric plants and batteries, or 10.4% more capacity than it had at the same time a year ago.

More information on Iberdrola’s renewables can be found in the table below:

Technology:	January - September 2021		Installed capacity at end-September 2021	Installed capacity at end-September 2020
Technology:	GWh	y/y change	Installed capacity at end-September 2021	Installed capacity at end-September 2020
Onshore wind	29,617	4.8%	19,032 MW	18,016 MW
Offshore wind	3,073	7.9%	1,258 MW	1,258 MW
Hydro	19,759	15.5%	13,744 MW	12,864 MW
Mini-hydro	542	-4.5%	296 MW	306 MW
Solar	2,086	86.9%	2,897 MW	1,378 MW
Batteries	N.A.	N.A.	137 MW	25 MW

During the first nine months of the year, Iberdrola saw renewable power production rise in Spain (+23.4%), Mexico (+84.1%) and in Iberdrola Energia Internacional markets, formerly known as the Rest of the World, where the output grew by 40.8% in annual terms.

At the same time, production from renewables fell by 7.7% in the UK, by 2.5% in the US and by 2.2% in Brazil.

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