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% |
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