Portugal Exceeds Record Electricity Consumption by September

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Between January and September, renewable production supplied 64% of the country's energy consumption with hydroelectric power accounting for 24% and wind power 23%, while photovoltaics contributed 13% and biomass 5%.

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Renewables covered 64% of consumption between January and September, but Portugal also recorded the largest import balance ever in this period, according to REN.

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Portugal recorded, between January and September 2026, the highest electricity consumption of which there is a record, in a period also marked by a strong use of renewable sources and the largest always import balance of electricity for the first nine months of a year. The data released by REN – National Energy Networks, [...]

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Government has asked to save fuel or gas but, in electricity, it was the opposite: record consumption until September. The electricity consumption in Portugal reached the highest value ever between January and September, according to data released by the REN – National Energy Networks. Faced with the previous maximum, recorded in 2025, the value now recorded represents an increase of 3.4% or 2.9% when corrected the effects of temperature and num…

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Electricity consumption in Portugal reached the highest value ever between January and September, according to data released today by REN - National Energy Networks.