Renewables accounted for 49.8% of Spain’s total power production in May, after hitting 50.1% a month earlier, according to the latest preliminary figures released by Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE).
For the third month in a row, wind farms were Spain’s top electricity producers, generating 4,641 GWh and holding a 21% share of the nation’s power mix in May, REE said.
More details follow in the table below:
| Technology: | Share in May: | Estimated generation in GWh: | y/y change: |
| Wind | 21% | 4,641 | -3.0% |
| Hydro | 8.7% | 1,917 | -11.2% |
| Solar PV | 14.9% | 3,280 | 37.3% |
| Solar CSP | 3% | 660 | 2.2% |
| Other renewables | 1.9% | 408 | 4.4% |
| Nuclear | 18.5% | 4,084 | -6.6% |
| Cogeneration | 8.7% | 1,912 | -13.3% |
| Combined cycle | 17% | 3,754 | 53.5% |
| Coal | 2.4% | 534 | 60.9% |
On the national level, Spain’s demand for electricity in May fell by 0.4% year-on-year to an estimated 20,274 GWh. On the mainland, demand was estimated at 19,059 GWh, lower by 1.2% compared to May 2021.
Source : c9news
