In the 1^st quarter of 2022

Electricity production in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 12.2% year-on-year 

In the first quarter of 2022, the electricity production, estimated from the data on the distribution of electric energy provided by the Electricity Company of Madeira, increased by 12.2% year-on-year. The limitation of some economic activities in the 1^st quarter of 2021 due to the pandemic, explains this sharp change.

Breaking down the data by source issued in the period in question - which totalled around 219.5 Gigawatt hours (Gwh), it should be highlighted that, compared to the first quarter of 2021, the electricity generated by hydropower and photovoltaics decreased by 10.9% and 2.0%, respectively. This decline was compensated by the growth in production through other sources, mainly by wind power (+66.5%), urban solid waste (+18.5%) and thermal power (+7.6%). Consequently, the share of distributed energy using thermal sources went from 57.1% in the first quarter of 2021 to 54.7% in the reference period, which means that the production of renewable energy has increased to a share of 45.3% in the first quarter of 2022 (42.9% year-on-year).

It should also be mentioned the importance that natural gas continues to assume as a source for the production of electricity, representing 20.2% of the total production mix, with an increase of 22.3% year-on-year.

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