Enel boosts global clean power production by 12.6% y/y in 9-mo 2023

Enel's Fonte dos Ventos wind project in Brazil, developed by SOWITEC and turned into a wind/solar hybrid. Source: SOWITEC group

Italian utility group Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) generated 93,986 GWh of electricity from clean and renewable sources across its markets worldwide during the first nine months of 2023, increasing production by 12.6% year-on-year, according to its latest periodic bulletin on operating performance.

The increase in output was accompanied by a boost in total installed renewables capacity, which rose to 54,821 MW at the end of the January-September 2023 period from 51,563 MW a year earlier.

Enel produces green energy from hydro, wind, geothermal and renewables classified as solar & others. In addition to these, the company had 770 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in operation at the end of September, up from 685 MW in the year-ago period.

In terms of green power generation, Enel recorded double-digit increases in output in native Italy, Iberia and Latin America, and a 7.2% year-on-year rise in North America.

Enel’s power production and capacity figures for the nine months of 2023 are summarised in the table below:

TECHNOLOGY:	Global production in GWh:	y/y change:	Installed capacity at end of 9-mo 2023:	y/y change:
Hydro	45,130	18.8%	28,360 MW	0%
Wind	32,965	1.8%	16,374 MW	11.9%
Solar & others	11,440	33.7%	9,156 MW	19.6%
Geothermal	4,452	-2.8%	931 MW	1.5%
TOTAL RENEWABLES BY MARKET:	Production in GWh:	y/y change:	Installed capacity at end of 9-mo 2023:	y/y change:
Italy	16,512	18.7%	14,688 MW	0.4%
Iberia	10,159	13.8%	9,293 MW	8.8%
Latin America	45,254	16.0%	19,181 MW	11.0%
Rest of Europe (after Enel Russia disposal)	1,787	-3.9%	1,083 MW	-15.4%
North America	18,674	7.2%	9,847 MW	20.1%
Africa, Asia & Oceania	1,601	-33.0%	729 MW	-55.2%