REN says solar leads Portugal power generation for first time in July

• REN reported solar as Portugal’s top electricity source in July, supplying 19% of consumption; renewables covered 53% overall.
• Hydro contributed 16% in July; wind 13%; non-renewables 13%; imported power 34%.
• January–July renewables supplied 68% of consumption; hydro 27%; wind 24%; solar 12%; gas 14%; imports 18%.
• July electricity demand rose 3% year-on-year, or 1.8% temperature and working-day adjusted; January–July demand rose 3.5%.
• July natural gas demand fell 7.3% year-on-year, driven by a 20% drop in power generation; January–July gas demand rose 4.1%.

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