Renewable energy in Portugal

Portugal's renewable electricity production from 1980 until 2019

Renewable energy in Portugal was the source for 25.7% of total energy consumption in 2013.[1] In 2014, 27% of Portugal's energy needs were supplied by renewable sources.[2] In 2016, 28% of final energy consumption in Portugal came from renewable sources.[3]

Portugal aims to be climate neutral by 2050 and to cover 80% of its electricity consumption with renewables by 2030.[4]

In 2018, Portugal committed to close all of the country's coal producing facilities by 2030, making it almost completely reliant on renewable energy in the coming years.[5] As of 2019, coal still provided 40% of Portugal's electricity needs.[4] The last Portuguese coal power plant closed on 19 November 2021.[6]

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  2. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/9571695/8-12022019-AP-EN.pdf/b7d237c1-ccea-4adc-a0ba-45e13602b428 [bare URL PDF]
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  4. ^ a b "Photovoltaikmarkt in Portugal wächst rasant". Erneuerbare Energien. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Governo admite substituir carvão por biomassa no Pego". No. Environment. Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  6. ^ "EDP shutters Sines power plant in Portugal, country to be coal-free by November". Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.