Renewable energy in Spain

Renewable Energy in Spain[1]
option
Renewable Energy (RE)
RE as % of Gross Final Energy Consumption.21.2% (2020)
NREAP target for above:20.0% (2020)
Renewable Electricity
Percentage electricity generated by RE.50.8% (2023)
RE generated / Total electricity generation.111,459/266,867 GWh Net(2014)[2]
Record % RE covered electricity consumption70.4% (21/11/15 wind only)[3]
Installed capacity (2020)
Wind Power26.7 GW
Bio Energy1 GW
Solar Power12.5 GW
Hydro Power20.0 GW
Geothermal0 GW
Total renewable60.2 GW

Renewable energy in Spain, comprising bioenergy, wind, solar, and hydro sources, accounted for 15.0% of the Total Energy Supply (TES) in 2019. Oil was the largest contributor at 42.4% of the TES, followed by gas, which made up 25.4%.[4][5]

Spain, along with other European Union (EU) States, has a target of generating 32% of all its energy needs from renewable energy sources by 2030.[6] A previous target of 20% for 2020,[7] with an additional 0.8% available for other EU countries under the cooperation mechanism, was reached and slightly surpassed.[8][9][10]

In 2021, renewables generated 46.7% of Spain's electricity needs, the largest part of it from wind power (23.3%), followed by hydroelectric (11.4%), solar (9.9%), and other renewables (2.2%).[11][12] In 2023, the share of electricity generated from renewable sources rose to 50.8%, reflecting the country's progress towards its decarbonisation goals.[13]

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  2. ^ "Elaborated data: Red Electrica De Espana, Publicaciones, Indicadores nacionales Data sheet for "Balances de energía eléctrica" March 2016 Accessed 5/5/16".
  3. ^ "Red Electrica de Espana Corporate Responsibility Report 2015" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Spain 2021 – Analysis". IEA. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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  6. ^ "Share of energy consumption from renewable sources in Europe". www.eea.europa.eu. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ DIRECTIVE 2009/28/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, 23 April 2009, p. 31.
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  9. ^ "Share of renewable energy in the EU up to 19.7% in 2019". ec.europa.eu. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ "EU overachieves 2020 renewable energy target". Eurostat. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. ^ "In 2021, Spain was the European country that generated the second highest amount of electricity with wind and solar power | Red Eléctrica". www.ree.es. Red Eléctrica de España. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  12. ^ Informe resumen de energías renovables 2021 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Red Eléctrica de España. June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Spain produced just over half of electricity from renewable sources in 2023". Reuters. 19 December 2023.