Electric energy production in Madeira rose by 4.9% in the first nine months of this year, compared with the same period, totaling around 757.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh), as indicated today by the Regional Directorate of Statistics.
“Compared with the period January to September 2025, there was a greater predominance of photovoltaic sources (+13.9%), wind (+6.1%), hydroelectric (+4.5%) and thermal (+4.4%), to the detriment of urban solid waste (-0.4%),” says the regional authority.
The data indicate that the share of total energy produced using a thermal source slightly decreased, from 62.4% to 62.1% between the first nine months of 2025.
Meanwhile, the renewables share rose to 37.9%.
The regional statistics authority highlights the predominance of natural gas as a source for electricity production, accounting for 20.5% of the total (19.1% in the same period in 2025), having recorded a +12.3% variation compared with the corresponding period.
