2024solar overtook gas
In 2024, solar overtook gas in Portugal: 7.09 TWh against 5.63 TWh.
By 2025, solar generated 8.85 TWh and gas 8.43 TWh.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Portugal electricity history · Portugal electricity profile
Weekly Electricity Digest, 28 September to 4 October 2026
Week 40 of 2026 (28 September to 4 October 2026) brought 7 daily electricity facts . This is the web version of the emailed issue.
Facts This Week
7 facts25%of Uruguay's electricity is bioenergy
Uruguay generated 24.8% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh.
That is 2.97 TWh of the 12.0 TWh it generated. The world average for bioenergy is 2.0%.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Uruguay electricity profile · Bioenergy power around the world
14%of the United Kingdom's electricity is bioenergy
The United Kingdom generated 14.0% of its electricity from bioenergy in 2025, the third highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh.
That is 40.9 TWh of the 293 TWh it generated. The world average for bioenergy is 2.0%.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. United Kingdom electricity profile · Bioenergy power around the world
71%of India's electricity is coal
India generated 70.9% of its electricity from coal in 2025, the second highest share of any country generating at least 10 TWh.
That is 1,474 TWh of the 2,080 TWh it generated. The world average for coal is 33.4%.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. India electricity profile · Coal power around the world
28 gCO2/kWhNorway's carbon intensity
Norway emitted 28 gCO2/kWh from generating electricity in 2025, 16 times lower than the world average of 461 gCO2/kWh.
Carbon intensity counts the CO2 emitted per kilowatt hour generated, including lifecycle emissions from every source.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Norway electricity profile · Carbon intensity by country
4.4xHungary's solar since 2020
Hungary generated 4.4 times as much solar electricity in 2025 as in 2020: 10.9 TWh against 2.46 TWh.
Solar is now 27.1% of everything Hungary generates.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Hungary electricity profile · Solar power around the world
24xCanada against Bangladesh
The average person in Canada used 24 times as much electricity as the average person in Bangladesh in 2025: 16.1 MWh/person against 0.67 MWh/person.
Both figures are Ember annual statistics for 2025.
Source: Ember annual statistics, 2025. Canada electricity profile · Bangladesh electricity profile
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