As of 2022, hydroelectric energy generation decreased each month when compared to the corresponding period of the previous year in Portugal. During April 2022, the volume of electricity generated from wind power increased by 80 percent compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year. As for solar energy, its production increased during all months with February 2022 recording the biggest growth at 122 percent. In October 2023, hydroelectric energy generation increased almost 634 percent year-over-year and, in MAy 2024, natural gas energy generation decreased over 82 percent.
Year-over-year electricity generation growth rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by source
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*Hydro energy - generation from natural inflow; biomass includes: forest biomass, biogas, and the biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste; other thermal includes: fuel-oil, gas, the non-biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste, and other waste.
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REN. (June 1, 2024). Year-over-year electricity generation growth rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329648/portugal-monthly-electricity-generation-growth-rate-by-source/
REN. "Year-over-year electricity generation growth rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by source ." Chart. June 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329648/portugal-monthly-electricity-generation-growth-rate-by-source/
REN. (2024). Year-over-year electricity generation growth rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by source . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329648/portugal-monthly-electricity-generation-growth-rate-by-source/
REN. "Year-over-year Electricity Generation Growth Rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by Source ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329648/portugal-monthly-electricity-generation-growth-rate-by-source/
REN, Year-over-year electricity generation growth rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329648/portugal-monthly-electricity-generation-growth-rate-by-source/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Year-over-year electricity generation growth rate in Portugal from January 2022 to May 2024, by source [Graph], REN, June 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329648/portugal-monthly-electricity-generation-growth-rate-by-source/