Wind, solar energy production hit record high in Italy in 2023

ERG

22/01/2024 13:18

MILAN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Wind and solar energy
production hit an all-time record last year in Italy, as the
country more than doubled its newly-installed green source
capacity, power grid operator Terna  TRN.MI  said on Monday.
    Solar panel production rose to 30.6 Terawatt hours (TWh)
while wind farms produced 23.4 TWh, Terna said. It added that
all renewable sources, including hydroelectric plants, covered
nearly 37% of electricity demand, up from 31% in 2022.
    Newly-installed renewable capacity rose by 5.8 gigawatt
(GW), signalling a big jump compared with 2022 when new
additions in green capacity were equal to 2.7 GW, the grid
operator said.     
    In 2023 power consumption in the country fell 2.8%
year-on-year, to 306.1 billion kWh, Terna added. 
    
     

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