Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
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In the 1st quarter of 2025
Electricity production in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 2.8%, with a strong contribution from renewable sources
The electricity production in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, estimated based on electricity distribution data provided by the Madeira Electricity Company (Empresa de Eletricidade da Madeira – EEM), increased by 2.8% in the 1st quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year.
An analysis of the electricity production mix during this period – which totalled approximately 235.2 Gigawatt hours (GWh) – reveals a greater contribution from hydroelectric energy sources (+64.5%) and urban solid waste (+14.9%), compared to the same period from January to March 2024. Conversely, the use of wind power (-20.7%), thermal (-3.0%), and solar photovoltaic (-0.1%) sources decreased.
As a result, the share of total electricity generated from thermal sources fell from 55.2% in the 1st quarter of 2024 to 52.2% in the same quarter of 2025, meaning that the share of renewables reached 47.8% in this most recent period (compared to 44.8% in the corresponding quarter of the previous year). It is worth noting that this is the highest share of renewable energy in electricity generation recorded since the beginning of the available time series (1st quarter of 2009), surpassing the previous peak of 45.3%, recorded in the 1st quarter of 2022.
Finally, natural gas continued to play a prominent role in electricity production, accounting for 17.6% of the total, compared with 17.5% in the same period of 2024.
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