More than 70% of the electricity produced in continental Portugal in September originated in renewable sources, with wind power leading, followed by water and solar power, according to data from the Portuguese Association of Renewable Energy (APREN).
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14/10/2026
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Mais 70% of electricity produced in continental Portugal in September originated in renewable sources, with wind power leading, followed by water and solar, according to data from the Portuguese Association of Renewable Energies (APREN).
According to the Renewable Electricity Bulletin of Apren, renewable sources produced 2,336 gigawatts-hours (GWh) of the 3,300 GWh of electricity generated in mainland Portugal during the month.
Wind energy accounted for 21.7% of electricity production, followed by water production, with 21.5%, and solar power, with 20.5%, showing the balanced contribution of the three technologies to national supply.
Between January and September, the incorporation of renewable electricity reached 74.1%, placing Portugal in fourth position among the countries with the greatest penetration of green energy, behind Norway (97.6%), Denmark (95.2%) and Austria (80.8%).
Since the beginning of the year, Portugal has recorded 715 non-consecutive hours of exclusively renewable supply, equivalent to about 30 days.
In September, this level of self-sufficiency was reached for eight hours.
Renewable production also allowed to avoid, between January and September, imports of natural gas worth EUR 974 million and electricity of EUR 387 million, according to Aprren.
The association also estimates savings of EUR 560 million in carbon dioxide emission allowances, corresponding to 7.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from avoided emissions.
In total, renewable energy savings exceeded €1.92 billion this year.
By the end of August, renewable sources represented 79.6% of the electricity installed in Portugal.
Since 2016, renewable capacity has increased by 9,328 megawatts (MW), a growth of 69.6%, according to data from ABREN.