Portugal never bought so much electricity from Spain as in the month of August, with 36% of total electricity consumed being supplied by the neighboring country, reaching a new maximum of 5,200 MW. This increase happened due to the new electrical interconnection between the two countries, located in Minho, which allowed significantly strengthening energy exchanges between the two nations.
Renewable energies supplied more than 50% of national consumption in August, with fossil production representing only 12%. Solar energy production in Portugal also reached a new maximum of power, with 3,850 MW in August, according to REN. However, the sun and wind produced less during the 31 days of last month compared to historical records.
In the first eight months of the year, renewable production accounted for 66% of consumption, distributed by hydroelectric with 25%, wind with 23%, photovoltaic with 13% and biomass with 5%. Natural gas production represented 14% of consumption, with the remaining 20% being purchases from Spain. As for natural gas, consumption fell 12% in August, penalized by a 28% drop in the electricity generation segment.
The main suppliers of natural gas until August were Nigeria and the United States, with 57% and 31% respectively, followed by Russia and Spain, both with 6% each.
