Estanqueiro, AnaMadeira, LilianaSimões, Teresa2011-02-032011-02-032010-07Estanqueiro, A.; Madeira, L.; Simões, T. Portugal. In: IEA Wind Energy Annual Report 2009, Chap. 26, IEA Wind (ed), Boulder (Colorado), 2010, p.132-1370978638344http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/1176In 2009, the electricity consumption in Portugal was 49.9 TWh, which represents a reduction of 1.4% in demand, the first decrease since 1981. By the end of December 2009, Portugal had a renewable energy capacipy of 9,093 MW, which represents 51% of the total installed capacity. The energy generation by the renewable power plants during this year correspond to 33% of the generated electricity. The Portuguese wind sector has been growing steadily in the past decade, and in 2009 the country surpassed 3.5 GW of installed wind capacity. Moreover, the wind-generated electricity in Portugal represented 15% of the country's electricity consumption, which is one of the highest wind penetration in the world.engEnergias renováveisEnergia eólicaPortugalbook part