Notícias (GB)
In the 1st half of 2026, electricity generation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 4.5% compared with the same period the previous year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, remaining the lowest in the Country (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st half of 2026, electricity generation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 4.5% compared with the same period the previous year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, remaining the lowest in the Country (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
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In the 1st 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 1st 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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