In the first nine months of 2017

Electricity production increased by 0.2% year-on-year

In the first nine months of 2017, the electricity production, estimated from the data on the distribution of electric energy provided by the Electricity Company of Madeira, increased by 0.2% year-on-year. Breaking down the data by source it should be highlighted that the electricity generated by hydropower, wind power and photovoltaics decreased by 5.7%, 4.4% and 0.5% respectively, compared to the same period of 2016. This decline was compensated by the growth in production through other sources, mainly by solid waste (+23.1%) and thermal power (+0.3%). Thermal power represented 71.0% of the total production in the first nine months of 2017 (70.9% in the same period of the previous year). It should also be mentioned that the production of thermal power based on natural gas represented 15.9% of the total production mix, having increased by 16.8% year-on-year.

In the 3^rd quarter 2017, the distribution of electric energy rose by 0.5% from the year-ago quarter.

DREM releases data about electricity production for the year 2016

DREM also publishes today on its website data for 2016 compiled by the Directorate-General for Energy and Geology (DGEG) concerning the Gross production of electric energy in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

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