Wind power growth slows

APPA also wishes to draw attention to the fact that this is the only renewable technology which has significant growth, while the eolian barely increased last year in 8 megawatts, in 40 megawatt biomass and photovoltaic solar in 1 megawatt. In these three technologies, not taken drastic measures, be tiniest blatantly the Plan of the promotion of renewable energy and the objectives of the Plan of infrastructure, both approved by the Government of the people's Party.

Despite this growth, Spain loses his second post as global wind power since that United States us has exceeded in 2003 with a new wind power of Jeanette megawatts, which leads the installed total to 6.370 versus the 6.202 megawatts of Spain. The end of the tax rebate for wind energy on December 31, 2003 accelerated planned projects to benefit from such fiscal support. As regards Germany, in a year of consolidation were installed in 2003 a total of 2,644 megawatts, leading total to 14.609, keeping both his first post in the world rankings.

About autonomous evolution emphasizes that Galicia leads for the third consecutive year the wind farm Spanish with an increase of 264 megawatts in 2003, while Castilla La Mancha exceeds for the first time the Ribbon of the 1,000 megawatt, with an increase of 269 in 2003, allowing it to maintain its second position. Other significant aspects by autonomous communities are as follows:

• Aragon increases its wind power in 261 megawatts holding the third position and staying on the edge of the 1,000.
• Castilla León is the community where the largest wind power (289 megawatts) was installed in 2003.
• Navarre increased its wind power in 26 megawatts.
• La Rioja maintains its sixth position in the standings with a total of 272 megawatts, of which 69 megawatts came into operation in 2003.
• Spain increases its wind farm with 70 megawatts.
• Asturias increases their power installed with almost 48 megawatts of new plant in 2003.
• The Basque country has been multiplied by three power installed with the entry into operation of two new wind farms.
• Murcia also nearly tripled its wind power.
• Wind power in operation in the Canary Islands, Catalonia and the Valencian Community has not experienced variation with respect to 2002.
• The Balearic Islands maintain your testimonial contribution to the wind together with something less than average megawatts (0,459 MW).

The territorial distribution by autonomous communities of the total power is which is detailed in the attached table.
Another fact to note is that the average potency of wind turbines installed in 2003 grew moderately to the 844 kW (808 in 2002).

Territorial distribution by autonomous communities

See also...

• New targets for 2020