Spain's renewables jack up output 19.4% y/y in Nov

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Spain’s renewables produced 9,636 GWh of power in November, up by 19.4% year-on-year, according to preliminary figures released by Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE).

This level of output also represented an increase of over 21% compared to October, and helped drive the renewables share in the nation’s total power production to 41.7 % in November from 38.6% recorded a month earlier.

Wind farms were Spain’s top producer of power in November, contributing 6,426 GWh to the national mix, up 52.6% on the year, REE said. Solar PV plants raised the output by 63.9% year-on-year to 1,334 GWh.

More details on Spain’s major power producers follow in the table below:

Technology:	Share in November:	Estimated production in November (in GWh):	y/y change:	January-November combined share:
Wind	27.8%	6,426	52.6%	22.7%
Hydro	5.0%	1,158	-53.0%	11.4%
Solar PV	5.8%	1,334	63.9%	8.4%
Solar CSP	0.8%	192	77.9%	2.0%
Other renewables	1.9%	445	12.7%	1.8%
Nuclear	15.5%	3,580	-22.8%	21.2%
Cogeneration	9.4%	2,184	-8.7%	10.1%
Combined cycle	27.8%	6,415	73.5%	16.7%
Coal	2.5%	579	63.2%	1.8%

Spain’s demand for electricity was estimated at 21,517 GWh in November, a 4% growth in year-on-year terms, but still down by 2.3% compared to the same month in 2019. Demand during January through November rose by just 1% on the year to some 234,413 GWh.

Details on power demand trends across Spain before and during the COVID-19 pandemic are shown in the table below (source: REE).

Territory:	Estimated demand in November 2021:	vs November 2020	vs November 2019
Mainland Spain	20,364 GWh	+3.6%	-2.3%
Balearic Islands	408,099 MWh	+12%	-0.8%
Canary Islands	711,730 MWh	+9.1%	-3.1%