77% of Portugal’s electrical energy from renewables in April

Seventy-seven percent of Portugal’s electricity needs were met by renewable sources in April according to the Renewable Electricity Bulletin from the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN).

This value corresponds to 2,506 GWh out of a total of 3,546 GWh produced in the month under analysis.

Hydropower remained the main source of electricity production in April, representing 25.7% of the total, followed by wind power, with 22.0%, and solar photovoltaic, which already accounted for 16.4% of the electricity produced in the month, the highest figure of the year for this sector.

The national renewable energy performance continues to be reflected in electricity prices. In April, the average price of the MIBEL (Iberian Electricity Market) in Portugal was €40.3/MWh, while the accumulated average price between January and April was €42.0/MWh, representing a 40.2% reduction compared to the same period in 2025.

During the month of April, Portugal also recorded 87 non-consecutive hours in which electricity consumption was entirely supplied by renewable sources. For the year to date, this number has already reached 658 hours.

In economic and environmental terms, the contribution of renewables has allowed for the avoidance of approximately €334 million in natural gas imports, €338 million in electricity imports, and €225 million in CO2 emission permit costs between January and April 2026.

Between January and April 2026, the country registered a renewable energy share of 77.0%, positioning itself as the third European country with the highest share of renewables in electricity generation, only behind Norway (96.7%) and Denmark (93.6%).

Susana Serôdio, Coordinator of Policies and Market Intelligence at APREN, states that “the April data demonstrates that Portugal continues to assert itself as one of the European countries with the highest renewable energy share in the electricity sector. The fact that the Iberian market continues to present some of the most competitive electricity prices in Europe shows that investment in renewable energies is a factor of economic competitiveness for the country.”

By the end of March 2026, renewable capacity already represented 79.1% of the total installed capacity in mainland Portugal, consolidating the country’s energy transition trajectory.

Source: APREN; Credits: EDPR