Electricity demand in the Canary Islands, considering working hours and temperatures, fell by 0.7% in May compared to the same month the previous year. In overall terms, demand stood at 698,752 MWh, 0.3% lower.
Furthermore, in the first five months of 2023, demand in the Canary Islands is estimated at 3,456,894 MWh, 0.2% more than in the same period in 2022, according to data provided by Redeia.
With regard to electricity generation in the Canary Islands, combined cycle, with 39.5% of the total, was also the leading source in May, while renewables and emission-free technologies accounted for 23.2% of production, with wind power contributing 18.7%.
In Spain, electricity demand fell by 4.6% in May compared to the same month the previous year, after discounting the effects of working hours and temperatures. In gross terms, demand is estimated at 19,026 gigawatt hours (GWh), 6.3% lower than in May 2022.
In the first five months of 2023, Spain has recorded demand of 100,038 GWh, 4% less than in the same period of 2022. After taking into account the effects of the calendar and temperatures, demand fell by 3.6% compared to the same period in 2022.
Renewables generated 4.8% more in May than in the same month in 2022 and registered 11,593 GWh, representing a share of 54% of total production, according to the latest available data. 73.1% of the month’s electricity production came from technologies that do not emit CO2 equivalent.
For the seventh consecutive month, wind was the source that produced the most electricity, up to 5,441 GWh, 25.4% of the total. The contribution of wind increased by 16.1% in May compared to the same month the previous year.
CANARY ISLANDS: PHOTOVOLTAIC RISES TO SECOND PLACE
Solar photovoltaic, meanwhile, reached second place for the first time in the national generation structure, contributing 18.1% of the total with a record production of 3,883 GWh, 15.8% more than in May 2022.
Hydro, whose share in May was 6.4% of the total, generated 1,383 GWh in the month, 28.1% less than in the same month in 2022.
With regard to the mainland electricity system, demand in May was 4.8% lower than in May 2022, taking into account the effects of working hours and temperatures. In gross terms, demand was 17,838 GWh, 6.6% less than the same month in 2022.
In the first five months of the year, peninsular demand stood at 94,2782 GWh, 4.2% less than that recorded in 2022. After taking into account the effects of working hours and temperatures, demand fell by 3.8%.
Mainland renewables as a whole generated 55.9% of the peninsular total and 76% came from technologies that do not emit CO2 equivalent.
On the Spanish mainland, wind and solar photovoltaic also led the generation structure, with a contribution of 26.1% and 18.8% of the total, respectively, registering notable increases of 16.2% and 16.1% respectively compared to May 2022.
