The demand for electricity in the Canary Islands has increased by 2.4% in July compared to the same month of 2024, with a renewable penetration of 26.9%, as reported this Monday by Red Eléctrica in a statement.
Considering the effects of workdays and temperatures, in gross terms, the demand was 787,635 megawatt-hours (MWh), 2.5% higher than in 2024.
In the accumulated year, the Canary Islands have registered a demand of 5,074,055 MWh, 0.1% less than in the same period of the previous year.
Regarding generation, the combined cycle was also the primary source in the Canary Islands in July, with 42.6% of the total.
Renewables reached a share of 26.9% of production by contributing 211,889 MWh.
Nationally, by the end of 2024, renewables already represented 56.8% of total energy production.
For its part, the wind contribution has been 169,649 MWh (0.1% more than in the same period of 2024), an amount with which it reached 21.5% in the archipelago's 'mix'.
