Portugal's installed hydropower capacity amounted to over 8.2 gigawatts as of December 2023, more than any other energy source in the country. Wind power trailed in second, with an installed capacity of around 5.4 gigawatts, followed by natural gas, at 4.4 gigawatts. Despite ranking second in terms of installed capacity, wind was Portugal's main source of electricity generation that year.
Power capacity installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by source
(in megawatts)
Hydropower refers to 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. (August 19, 2024). Power capacity installed in Portugal as of December 2023, by source (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361707/installed-power-capacity-by-source-portugal/
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