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0
300,000
250,000
200,000
50,000
150,000
100,000
350,000
GWh/y
2009
2010
2011
2012
Solar
Wind
Biomass & Waste
Geothermal
Pumps
Hydro
Natural gas
Oil
Solids
Nuclear
Figure 3.17:
Power generation in Italy by source (historical)
0
14,000
16,000
12,000
10,000
4,000
2,000
8,000
6,000
18,000
GWh/y
2010
2011
2012
Solar
Hydro
Natural gas
Coal & Lignite
Nuclear
Figure 3.18:
Power generation of Slovenia by source (historical)
0
6,000
4,000
2,000
7,000
5,000
3,000
1,000
GWh/y
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
Solar
Wind
Biomass & Waste
Hydro
Figure 3.19:
Forecast of power generation in Slovenia from Re-
newable Energy sources from 2010 to 2020 (GWh/y)
Source: Action plan for renewable energy sources in
Slovenia from 2010 – 2020
3.5.3 ITALY POWER PRODUCTION (INCLUDING RENEWABLES)
Figure 3.17 shows the evolution of electricity production and of the shares of the var-
ious energy sources used for power generation, in Italy, for the period 2009–2012.
Renewable sources in Italy experience a
steady growth, during the last years,
reaching in 2012 almost a third of the
total power production. Hydroelectric
production covers about half of RES
share, followed by solar energy which ac-
counts for around 6% out of the total pro-
duction.
Anyway, fossil fuels have and are expect-
ed to keep a key position in the Italian
electricity balance, accounting for two-
thirds of the electricity production. In par-
ticular, gas is by far the first among fossil
fuel, covering in 2012 more than 40% of
the total production, followed by coal
(represented in the graph under “Solids”)
with near 20% and oil in progressive de-
crease.
3.5.4 SLOVENIA RENEWABLES
In Slovenia the renewables have a high share in power generation, about 23.5%,
and among the renewables hydro has the higher share, as shown in Figure 3.18
Slovenia has already fulfilled the EU 2020 requirements.
Figure 3.19 presents the forecasted evolution in the use of renewable sources for
power generation in Slovenia.
The increase of the, already predominant, hydropower is expected to exceed the
increase of all other renewable sources, among which biomass is to be the more
important.
