The United States remained the main supplier of gas to Portugal in February, accounting for more than a third of supplies, followed by Russia.
The United States continued in February to be the main gas supplier to Portugal, responsible for more than a third of supply, followed by Russia and highlighting the weight of interconnections with Spain, announced this Thursday the Agency for Energy (ADENE).
In a monthly bulletin of natural gas for February released, ADENE reports that the United States remained the main country in the supply of natural gas to Portugal, with a share of 37%, followed by Russia (22.6%), Nigeria (20.3%) and imported gas through the interconnections with Spain (20%).
“Notably, a fifth of the total gas imported was through the interconnections with Spain – pipelines – something that has not been seen since the end of 2018″, the agency said in a statement.
In February this year, natural gas consumption was 4,892 gigawatt-hours (GWh), 1.5% less than in the same month in 2022.
“The electricity market, which corresponds to natural gas consumed in combined cycle power plants for electricity generation, accounted for 48% of consumption, with the remaining 52% going to the conventional market,” ADENE said.
The agency’s data also show that electricity consumption in February this year amounted to 4,244 GWh, an increase of 3.1% over the same month in 2022.
The supply of electricity consumption was made up of non-renewable thermal sources 31.3% (mainly natural gas), hydroelectric 27.6%, wind 27.5%, biomass 5.7% and solar photovoltaic 5%.
Moreover, according to ADENE, the month of February was also marked by the “strong decrease of the hydroelectric component compared to the previous month – 51.6% – but with a much higher percentage than the same month in which it contributed only 5.1% of the electricity supply.
