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Production of electrical energy Catalonia
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Non renewable energies 36,329.7 39,897.4 35,397.9 39,343.8 37,476.7 36,907.7 34,419.9 37,553.3 39,523.4 38,504.8 41,033.5
Coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.6 516.0
Gas fuel and diesel 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 67.6
Combined cycles 5,542.5 9,144.8 7,406.8 8,193.6 7,251.7 7,077.7 5,221.7 5,918.7 8,342.8 9,722.8 8,766.2
Cogeneration 4,945.6 5,443.1 5,438.9 5,319.0 5,164.8 5,252.3 5,101.4 5,680.7 5,871.0 5,657.0 5,536.2
Others non renewable 941.1 723.0 616.9 579.1 355.8 291.4 364.9 1,244.3 1,310.4 1,324.5 1,287.8
Nuclear 24,900.5 24,586.5 21,935.3 25,252.0 24,704.4 24,286.4 23,731.9 24,709.7 23,996.4 21,784.0 24,859.7
Renewable energies 8,985.5 7,632.3 9,101.6 7,683.3 7,842.2 8,364.6 9,385.8 9,941.4 7,149.6 6,705.9 7,521.5
Hydraulic 5,447.6 3,655.6 5,505.0 3,879.6 4,230.9 4,783.9 5,581.4 5,722.7 3,653.0 3,992.5 5,277.3
Ordinary regime 4,141.7 2,764.5 4,295.4 2,963.8 3,327.9 3,781.9 4,390.3 4,607.4 2,851.1 3,054.6 4,156.8
Special regime, isolated installations and private contract economic regime. 1,305.9 891.1 1,209.5 915.8 903.0 1,002.0 1,191.1 1,115.3 801.9 937.9 1,120.6
RSU renewable 147.1 167.1 147.4 174.7 166.1 170.0 147.9 153.5 139.7 138.0 155.6
Biogas 186.0 152.1 170.4 191.4 190.2 214.0 205.3 249.0 234.9 228.5 206.0
Forest and agricultural biomass 14.6 20.1 20.2 19.4 18.4 25.6 25.6 31.8 24.0 0.1 0.4
Wind 2,637.2 3,152.7 2,767.4 2,885.5 2,735.4 2,658.5 2,934.0 3,263.9 2,691.3 1,987.8 1,584.8
Photovoltaic 484.1 451.5 400.2 428.9 418.9 424.2 414.9 431.7 406.1 359.0 297.4
Thermoelectric solar 68.8 33.2 91.1 103.7 82.3 88.4 76.7 88.7 0.6 0.0 0.0
Total gross production 45,315.2 47,529.7 44,499.5 47,027.1 45,318.9 45,272.4 43,805.7 47,494.8 46,673.0 45,210.7 48,555.0
Auxiliary consumption 1,628.3 1,710.6 1,571.3 1,657.8 1,607.7 1,611.1 1,616.7 1,679.3 1,735.2 1,720.7 1,858.2
Net productions 43,686.9 45,819.1 42,928.2 45,369.2 43,711.2 43,661.3 42,189.0 45,815.4 44,937.8 43,490.0 46,696.8
Pumping consumption 325.9 174.9 81.2 160.0 297.3 425.6 361.6 335.6 382.5 277.4 496.1
Available production 43,361.0 45,644.2 42,847.0 45,209.2 43,413.9 43,235.7 41,827.4 45,479.8 44,555.3 43,212.6 46,200.6
Units: GWh.
Source: Institut Català d'Energia.

Last update: April 14, 2021.

Statistics ENE

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Pumping consumption
Quantity of energy consumed in the pumping phase.
Auxiliary consumption
Own consumption of electrical energy production centres.
Gross production of electricity
Production of electrical energy measured in generator terminals. Includes auxiliary consumption.
Available production of electricity
Net production minus pumping consumption.
Net electricity production
Gross production minus auxiliary consumption.

Methodological aspects

The Catalan Institute for Energy (ICAEN) is the body of the Generalitat de Catalunya responsible for developing and implementing the Catalan energy policy, especially in the field of energy saving and efficiency and the development of renewable energies.

The ICAEN acts in many areas of the world of energy and, among other functions, produces the energy statistics for Catalonia.

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