EDP ​​Renováveis ​​produces over 23% with strength winds Portuguese and American – Jornal de Negócios – Portugal

EDPR produced 23% more electricity in the first half of this year compared to 2015. Contributing to this increase was the strength of the winds that blow in Portugal and the United States, with these markets to produce more 117% and 22% of electricity respectively.

the operating data EDP Renováveis ​​were released by the company this Tuesday, July 12.

the company led by Joao Manso Neto thus produced a total of 13.3 terawatt hours. In Europe, production grew 23% due to wind blowing stronger arguments that contributed to an increase in production by 21% in the United States.

The load factor of wind farms, the net production time electricity during the year, and increased by two percentage points to 33%.

in Portugal, the load factor reached 32% due to “wind resource above average.” In Spain, it reached 31%, “higher than expected for a normal year and above the market average”.

In the United States, the load factor reached 37%, “reflecting the best conditions wind against the weak wind resource “last year.

at the same time, the production also had the help of increased capacity, particularly in Portugal, over 619 megawatts (MW), mainly due to consolidation the balance of EDP Renováveis ​​assets of the wind farm consortium ENEOP in September 2015. Back in France, were added 36 MW; Poland, 27 MW; . Italy, 10 MW

In the United States, a total 299 MW were added, with the entry into operation of two wind farms:. Waverly in the state of Kansas and Arbuckle in Oklahoma

Highlights for the increase in installed capacity in Brazil, which started operating the central Lower bean, with a capacity of 120 MW, which contributes to an increase in production of 118% in this country.

in total, EDP is building over 656 MW of wind energy, especially in the United States (429 MW) in Texas, Ohio and New York. In Mexico, the company is building its first plant in the country (200 MW).

In Europe, are under construction 28 MW, broken down by Italy (14 MW), France (12 MW) and Portugal (2 MW).

EDP Renováveis ​​will release its half-yearly financial results on July 26, before the opening of the Lisbon stock exchange.