Electricity consumption hit record levels in Portugal this Tuesday
The national electricity system's consumption reached record levels this Tuesday, surpassing 10 gigawatts (GW) for the first time, according to data from REN, at a time when a large part of the country was under a yellow warning due to the cold. Thus, on Tuesday at 19:45, “a new record peak consumption of the National Electricity System was registered...”
More electricity had never been consumed. Electricity consumption reached a record on Tuesday
The Portuguese electricity system exceeded 10 gigawatts (GW) for the first time.
Electricity consumption hit record levels in Portugal on Tuesday — REN
The national electricity system's consumption set records on Tuesday, surpassing 10 gigawatts (GW) for the first time, according to REN, at a time when much of the country was under a yellow warning due to the cold.
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