"The distributed electricity in Portugal increased 1.5% in the nine months of 2015 suppor loan credit insurance ted by the recovery in economic activity," said EDP.
The company added in a statement posted on the Portuguese market regulator's website, which, in Brazil, distributed electricity decreased 1.8%, "a result of lower demand from the industrial sector in free market (-3.3%), which It was partially offset by increased de loan credit insurance mand from the agricultural sector resulting from the drought. "
Electricity production in the country rose, however, 15%, benefiting from the full consolidation of central coal Pecém, since May 2015, mitigating the decrease in 18% of water production.
The gas distributed in the Iberian market fell 36% to 26 GWh, "mainly reflecting the sale of networks in Murcia, Extremadura and Ge loan credit insurance rona in the fourth quarter 2014, which resulted in the loss of 41% of the gas distributed in Spain. Excluding the impact of the sale the gas distributed would have grown 4%. "
The installed capacity of EDP rose 8% year on year, to 24 gigawatts by the end of September 2015, "as a result of 1,104 MW of new wind and solar capacity; full consolidation of central to Pecem coal in Brazil (+ 720MW ) and new hydro capacity in Portugal (+ 111MW). "
