Electricity production from renewable sources has increased by 2022 percent in 20 compared to a year earlier. Electricity production from fossil sources fell by 11 percent. In 2022, 40 percent of total electricity production came from renewable sources, compared to 33 percent a year earlier. Statistics Netherlands reports this based on provisional figures.
De production of electricity has remained the same in 2022 compared to a year earlier. Electricity production off renewable sources increased by 20 percent to 47 billion kWh. Solar production increased by 54 percent, and wind production increased by 17 percent. This is largely due to the increased capacity (solar +4 GW, wind +1 GW) and more favorable weather conditions. The production of electricity from biomass and hydropower decreased.
Less electricity from natural gas
Electricity production from fossil fuels decreased by 2022 percent to 11 billion kWh in 67 compared to a year earlier. The production of electricity from natural gas fell by 16 percent to 47 billion kWh, partly due to high natural gas prices.
The production of electricity from coal remained the same as a year earlier at 16 billion kWh. The lifting of the production maximum at coal-fired power stations since June 2022 has played a role in this.
More imports from the United Kingdom, less from Germany and Norway
Electricity imports will have fallen by 2022 percent to 11 billion kWh in 19. Exports increased by 11 percent to 23 billion kWh. This again creates a net export balance, in contrast to a year earlier when there was a small import balance.
Imports from Norway (-49 percent) decreased, partly because less electricity from hydropower was produced there. Imports from Germany also fell (-23 percent), due to a decrease in nuclear production. Imports from the United Kingdom actually showed an increase due to an increase in wind production.
Less electricity was exported from France to Belgium and Germany, partly because there was long-term maintenance at the French nuclear power stations. As a result, these countries were forced to obtain part of their electricity elsewhere, also because production from nuclear sources in their own country had decreased. Partly as a result, electricity exports from the Netherlands to Belgium and Germany increased.
Source CBS
