In 2016
Electricity production increased by 0.3% compared with the previous year
In 2016, the electricity production, estimated from the data on the distribution of electric energy provided by the Electricity Company of Madeira, increased by 0.3% compared with the previous year.
Breaking down the data by source it should be highlighted that, compared to 2015, the electricity generated by thermal power decreased by 6.3%. This decline was compensated by the growth in production through other sources, mainly by hydropower (+57.7%) and wind power (+10.5%). Thermal power represented 70.1% of the total production in 2016 (75.0% in 2015). It should also be mentioned that despite the 24.4% drop between 2015 and 2016, the production of thermal power based on natural gas represented 14.0% of the total production mix.
The 0.5% year-on-year growth in the 4th quarter of 2016 contributed to the aforementioned increase in the electricity production of that year.
DREM releases more data about the energy sector for the year 2015
DREM also publishes today on its website data for 2015 compiled by the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG) concerning the consumption of electric energy and the number of consumers of electric energy. The energy balance for 2015 is also available now.