05/06/2025
43% Of NI's Electricity From Renewable Sources In the Year To March 2025
A new report, 'Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland: Year ending March 2025', reveals that 43.0% of Northern Ireland's total metered electricity consumption was generated from metered renewable sources located within the region.
This figure represents a decrease of 2.4 percentage points compared to the previous 12-month period ending March 2024.
The report provides crucial data for tracking progress against the commitments outlined in the Energy Strategy 'Path to Net Zero Energy' and the Climate Change Act target, which mandates that "at least 80% of electricity consumption is from renewable sources by 2030."
In the year ending March 2025, Northern Ireland consumed approximately 7,262 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity. Of this, 3,126 GWh was generated from renewable sources within Northern Ireland.
Wind power continues to be the dominant source of renewable electricity in the region, accounting for 81.9% of all renewable electricity generated in the year ending March 2025. This is a slight increase from 81.7% in the previous 12-month period. Non-wind renewable electricity generation contributed 565 GWh (18.1%) to the total.
The full report is accessible on the Department for the Economy website.
This figure represents a decrease of 2.4 percentage points compared to the previous 12-month period ending March 2024.
The report provides crucial data for tracking progress against the commitments outlined in the Energy Strategy 'Path to Net Zero Energy' and the Climate Change Act target, which mandates that "at least 80% of electricity consumption is from renewable sources by 2030."
Wind power continues to be the dominant source of renewable electricity in the region, accounting for 81.9% of all renewable electricity generated in the year ending March 2025. This is a slight increase from 81.7% in the previous 12-month period. Non-wind renewable electricity generation contributed 565 GWh (18.1%) to the total.
The full report is accessible on the Department for the Economy website.
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