- Technologies free of CO2 equivalent emissions broke their monthly mark by producing 18,827 GWh of electricity this month.
- In the Canary Islands, the demand for electricity in January was 731,584 MWh, 2.6% more.
The demand for electricity in Spain fell by 4.1% in January. Renewables such as concentrated solar power thermal, photovoltaic, hydraulic and wind energy generated 57.4%, up to 13,742 GWh of electricity—the highest monthly production since records exist. Also, technologies free of CO2 equivalent emissions broke their monthly mark by producing 18,827 GWh of electricity this month.
In January, the demand for electricity in Spain stood at 22,052 GWh, 3% less than that registered in the same month of the previous year. If the effects of working hours and temperatures are considered, demand decrease was 4.1%. During this month, renewable production recorded was 40.9% higher than that of the same month in 2022 and has reached a record figure of 13,742 GWh of monthly generation, thus achieving a share of 57.4% of the total mix.
This month’s favourable weather conditions, with constant and moderate winds, have promoted wind power to be the first source of electricity generation, with a contribution of 31.5% of the total, according to current provisional data. For its part, in the Canary Islands, the demand for electricity in January was 731,584 MWh, 2.6% more. Once again, if the effects of the calendar and temperatures are considered, the demand was 2.2% higher than in the same month of the previous year. As regards electricity generation in the Canary Islands, the combined cycle, with 39.4% of the total, was also the first source in January. Renewables and emission-free technologies increased by 95.7% compared to January 2022 and reached a share of 21.5% of production, with the wind contribution being 18.3%.