Electricity generation in Portugal in 2023, by source (in gigawatt-hours)

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May 2024

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Portugal

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Hydropower refers to generation from natural inflow. Biomass includes forest biomass, biogas and the biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste. Other thermal includes fuel-oil, gas, the non-biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste and other waste.

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Production of electricity in Portugal 2023, by source

Published by Lucía Fernández, Nov 28, 2025

Portugal generated approximately ** terawatt-hours of electricity from wind power plants in 2023. This was the country's main source of electricity production that year. When combined, renewables accounted for more than ** terawatt-hours worth of electricity generation, compared to roughly ** terawatt-hours of electricity generated from fossil fuels.

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