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Gas Regional Investment Plan of the South Region 2017
The importance of the electricity generated by gas differs from each country of the
South Region to another (Figure 3.6): for example, in 2016, whereas in Portugal and
Spain approximately a quarter of the total electricity production was generated using
natural gas, in France this part represented only 7% of the total electricity generation.
The numbers in 2015 were similar.
Figure 3.6:
Yearly electricity generation by technology in 2015 and 2016 (TWh) for the South Region, France, Portugal and Spain
(Data provided by ENTSO-E)
2015
Renewables
Hydro
Nuclear
Fossil fuels
Oil
Gas
Coal
Lignite
24% Gas
1% Oil
Portugal:
42,554 GWh
%
54
15
25% Gas
4% Oil
Spain:
283,074 GWh
%
48
21
8
1% Coal
4% Gas
1% Oil
1% Lignite
9% Coal
12% Gas
2% Oil
South Region: 867 TWh
%
11
53
12
24
France: 546 TWh
%
7 6
11
76
29% Coal
20% Gas
Portugal: 48 TWh
%
49
31
20
2% Lignite
18% Coal
18% Gas
5% Oil
Spain: 268 TWh
%
43
25
20
12