Power
The Portuguese electricity generation park has undergone a paradigm shift with regard to the origin of the main sources of supply in the past two decades.
Evolution of the Installed Capacity in Mainland Portugal
As of 2005, there was a gradual increase in the installed renewable power, with the power generation park now having 52% more installed power than that verified that year. In turn, since 2011 the installed fossil power has been showing a reduction that was even more evident in 2021 with the deactivation of the Sines and Pego plants.
Source: DGEG, APREN’s analysis