According to data from Terna, the company that manages the national electricity transmission grid headed by Giuseppina Di Foggia, in the first six months of the year, production from renewable sources (+27.3% compared to the first half of 2023) surpassed production from fossil sources for the first time, which declined by 19% compared to the same period in 2023, with an even more pronounced reduction in the share of coal-fired production (-77.3%). In addition, from January to June 2024, renewable hydropower production reached a record high (amounting to 25.92 TWh, +64.8% compared to 15.73 TWh in the January-June 2023 period), thanks to a significant availability of hydropower in the North, compared to a scarcity of the resource in the South. In the first six months of 2024, 43.8% of energy demand was covered by renewable sources (compared to 34.9% in the first six months of 2023). This is an all-time record on a six-month basis. During the period, renewable capacity in operation increased by 3,691 MW (including 3,341 MW of PV). This is 1,074 MW (+41%) higher than in the same period last year.
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