In the first six months of 2021

Electric energy production increased by 1.1% year-on-year

In the first six months of 2021, the electric energy production, estimated from the distribution of electric energy provided by the Madeira Electricity Company, increased by 1.1% year-on-year.

After the 7.7% drop in the 1^st quarter of the current year, the 2^nd quarter of 2021 registered a recovery of 11.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, which is explained by the severe restrictions for pandemic control in force in the 2^nd quarter of 2020. 

Breaking down the data by source it should be highlighted that, compared to in the first half of 2020, the electricity generated by thermal power and urban solid waste power decreased by 15.6% and 12.3%, respectively. This decline was compensated by the growth in production through other sources, mainly by hydropower (+108.4%), wind power (+42.3%) and photovoltaics (+3.9%). Consequently, the share of distributed energy using thermal sources went from 72.2% in the first six months of 2020 to 60.3% in the reference period, which means that the production of renewable energy has increased to a share of 39.7% in the first half of 2021 (27.8% year-on-year).

It should also be mentioned that the production of electric energy using natural gas represented 21.4% of the total production mix, recording a 14.3% increase year-on-year.

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