2021-03-03 12:20:00
SPAIN RENEWABLES ELECTRICITY 59%
RN - March 2 - Renewables in Spain produced 58.9% of the nation’s electricity in February, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) said in the latest estimates report.
Except on February 4 when it dropped to 44.5%, the share of renewables in the total daily power production stayed above 50% throughout the month and twice reached 68.4%, REE said.
In January, the renewables share was estimated at 52.3%.
The boost was led by wind farms, which increased production by 48.6% year-on-year to 6,346 GWh.
A snapshot of the February power mix is presented below:
| Technology: | Share in February: | Estimated production in GWh: | Y/Y change | January-February share combined: |
| Wind | 29.9% | 6,346 | 48.6% | 29.5% |
| Hydro | 21.6% | 4,577 | 61.2% | 19% |
| Solar PV | 4.6% | 980 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Solar CSP | 0.7% | 150 | -34.0% | 0.6% |
| Nuclear | 20.6% | 4,358 | -10.8% | 21% |
| Cogeneration | 8.7% | 1,855 | -17% | 9.4% |
| Combined cycle | 7.1% | 1,502 | -48.1% | 9.3% |
| Coal | 0.9% | 185 | -77.5% | 1.6% |
Spain’s demand for electricity dropped by 3.5% on the year to 20,254 GWh. The drop is more pronounced, -5.2%, when taking into account calendar effects, temperatures and 2020 being a leap year, REE said.
In mainland Spain, the demand was estimated at 19,276 GWh, 2.8% lower compared to February 2020.
Demand for power on the Balearic Islands fell by 10.4% to some 361,279 MWh, while on the Canary Islands, REE puts the demand at 584,289 MWh, down by 17.2% on the year.
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Earlier:
2021, February, 1, 11:50:00
SPANISH RENEWABLE 9.7 GW
In November 2020, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a decree establishing a new regulatory framework for renewable energy auctions, the Economic Renewable Energy Regime (Régimen Económico de Energías Renovables, REER).
2020, December, 24, 13:30:00
SPAIN RENEWABLE ENERGY 109.3 GWH
By the December cut-off date, Spanish plants generated 109,269 GWh of renewable power, up by 11.6% year-on-year, owing mostly to favourable weather conditions and an increase in the total installed renewable energy capacity.
