REN: Daily electricity consumption hits historic record
The new peak is part of an unprecedented run of consecutive daily electricity consumption records in Portugal, at a time when the country has been experiencing very low temperatures.
Daily electricity consumption sets a historic record
Portugal once again broke records this week, reaching a new historic high of 192.3 gigawatt-hours on Thursday.
Energy consumption in Portugal generated one million tonnes more CO2 in 2025
Portugal relied more on fossil gas-fired power stations last year to meet a record demand for electricity, which increased carbon dioxide emissions, Zero says.
