During the week of August 18, solar photovoltaic (PV) energy production in the Portuguese market rose by 1.2% compared to the previous week. In contrast, the Spanish, Italian, German, and French markets experienced declines. The French market recorded the largest drop at 23%, followed by a 12% decrease in Germany. Both markets reversed a three-week upward trend. The Spanish and Italian markets saw smaller reductions of 5.8% and 8.9%, respectively, continuing a downward trend for the second consecutive week.
Despite the weekly decline, the German market reached its second-highest daily solar PV generation for August on Monday, August 18, producing 423 GWh.
Looking ahead to the week of August 25, AleaSoft Energy Forecasting projects an increase in solar PV generation in Spain, while production is expected to decline in Italy and Germany.
For wind energy, production rose in most major European electricity markets during the third week of August compared to the previous week. Portugal saw the largest increase at 78%, continuing an upward trend for the second consecutive week. Italy, Germany, and Spain recorded increases of 26%, 31%, and 39%, respectively, marking a reversal from two weeks of declining output. The exception was France, where wind energy production fell by 12% after an increase in the previous week.
For the last week of August, AleaSoft forecasts that wind energy generation will increase in Germany, Spain, and France, while production is expected to decline in Italy and Portugal, AleaSoft reports.
