The Renewable Electricity Bulletin for November 2025, from the Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN), indicates that between November 1st and 30th 74.3% of electricity produced in mainland Portugal came from renewable sources. This ratio translates into 3,081 GWh out of a total of 4,147 GWh, representing an increase of 8.3% compared to October.
Wind energy was the main renewable source in November, with 34% of production, followed by hydro (26.1%), solar (8.4%) and bioenergy (5.7%).
From January to November 2025, Portugal remains among the European leaders, with 75.1% of electrical generation coming from renewable sources, just behind Norway, Denmark and Austria.
In the market, the average hourly price of MIBEL in Portugal between January 1st and November 30th was 65 euros/MWh. During this period there were 1,339 hours — non-consecutive — in which renewable production covered the entire consumption of mainland Portugal. Looking only at the month of November, there were 72 hours under these conditions, with an average price of 39.7 euros/MWh.
APREN estimates accumulated savings of 6,950 million euros in the formation of market prices between January and November, thanks to the contribution of renewables. In November alone, renewable production avoided costs of around 61 million euros in imported natural gas, 68 million in imported electricity and 61 million in CO₂ emission licenses.
Pedro Amaral Jorge, CEO of APREN, highlights that “November’s data reinforces the consistency of Portugal’s trajectory towards energy independence. The 8.1% growth in national production, supported by an increase in hydro and solar, demonstrates the resilience of our mix renewable”, he adds.
The expansion of installed capacity has been significant: between 2015 and October 2025, 9,323 MW were added, an increase of 75.9%. In the most recent period (December 2024 to October 2025) capacity grew by 828 MW, driven mainly by solar photovoltaics — +379 MW centralized and +447 MW decentralized —, meaning that, at the end of October, renewables already represented 78.8% of total installed capacity.