Electricity consumption exceeds 10 GW for the first time in Portugal

07 January 2026

Electricity consumption exceeds 10 GW for the first time in Portugal

On January 6, 2026 (Tuesday) at 7:45 p.m., a new peak consumption record was set for the National Electricity System (SEN), which exceeded 10 GW for the first time (with a provisional value of 10,168 MW).

The previous record was 9883 MW, recorded on 12 January 2021 at 7:30 p.m. On the same day, 6 January, a new record for daily electricity consumption was also set at 186.2 GWh (the previous record was 185.1 GWh, set on 13 January 2021).



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