Hydroelectric production accounted for 14%, wind power for 18% and biomass for the remaining 6%, detailed Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN).

Last month, non-renewable production accounted for 9% of electricity consumption, with 38% being supplied by imported energy.

Electricity consumption supplied by the public grid recorded a year-on-year variation of 3.6%, or 2.6% when correcting for the effects of temperature and number of working days.

During the first seven months of the year, renewable energy supplied 78% of consumption, divided between hydroelectric power (36%), wind power (27%), photovoltaic power (9%) and biomass (6%), while natural gas production supplied 8% of consumption and the remaining 14% corresponded to imported energy.

Up to July, electricity consumption increased by 1.9% compared to the same period last year, or 2.5% when correcting for temperature and working days.