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In November 2023, the electricity production from fossil fuels continued to decline in OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, while the share of renewable energy remained in growth.
According to IEA (International Energy Agency, in Portuguese), net electricity production in the penultimate month of last year totaled 862 TWh in OECD countries, an increase of 1.6% compared to the same period in 2022.
Electricity generation from fossil fuels decreased (2.8%), largely due to the reduction in production from coal-fired thermoelectric plants (-8.8%). This trend was observed in several OECD countries, with emphasis on U.S (-8,7%), Germany (-26,7%), Poland (18,7%), Japan (-7.7%) and Türkiye (-10,7%).
On the other hand, in November electricity production from renewable energy remained higher than the same period last year (+6%), a trend that has been consistent since July 2023, driven by greater production of wind energy (+5.1%) and photovoltaic solar (10,9%).
In OECD Europe, hydroelectric plants made a large contribution to the increase in renewable energy (32.9%), as the region recorded a wetter late summer and autumn than in 2022.
Nuclear power generation increased by 6% in November 2023 as production in France recovered, but still below 2021 levels. In OECD Asia-Oceania, Japan (34.1%) and Korea (12.2%) also see an increase in nuclear energy.
In Korea, renewable energy production was strong in November 2023, reaching 5.5 TWh, an increase of 21.9% compared to the same month in 2022.
All renewable technologies contributed to this positive variation, led by wind energy (+82.9%), renewable fuels (31.5%), solar (+13.1%) and, to a lesser extent, hydroelectric plants (+7.5%) . Overall, renewable energy provided 9.4% of the country's total net electricity production.
The data appears in the latest edition of the Monthly Electricity Statistics (IEA Monthly Electricity Statistics). Click here to access the full study.
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