Portugal solar power output expands 23% Y/Y in 9-mo 2010

(ADPnews) - Oct 8, 2010 - The solar power output in Portugal expanded by 23% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2010.

The increase was explained with a rise in the installed capacity to 81 MW in September 2010 from 64 MW a year ago, according to data of Portuguese electricity grid operator REN (ELI:RENE).

The solar power plants in Portugal have generated 139.3 GWh electricity since the beginning of 2010, exceeding the total output of 139 GWh for the whole of 2009.

However, the solar energy still has a modest share of the total electricity output in the country. This year, the solar power accounts for 0.35% of the total electricity consumption, compared with 0.28% in 2009.

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