A report detailing the percentage of electricity consumption
generated from renewable sources was published today.
The ‘Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern
Ireland: Year ending September 2025' report details the
percentage of electricity consumption generated from renewable
sources and includes information on the type of renewable
generation used. The report aids reporting on performance against
the commitments in the Energy Strategy ‘Path to Net Zero Energy'
and the Climate Change Act target which is to “ensure that at
least 80% of electricity consumption is from renewable sources by
2030.”
Main results:
- For the year ending September 2025, 44.2% of total metered
electricity consumption in Northern Ireland was generated from
metered renewable sources located in Northern Ireland.
- At 44.2%, this represents a decrease of 0.3 percentage points
on the previous 12 month period (year ending September 2024).
- In terms of the volume of electricity consumption in the year
ending September 2025 some 7,279 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of total
electricity was consumed. Over the same period, some 3,219 GWh
was generated from renewable sources located in Northern Ireland.
- Of all renewable electricity generated within Northern
Ireland in the year ending September 2025, 82.2% was generated
from wind. This compares to 81.9% for the previous 12 month
period (year ending September 2024).
- For the year ending September 2025, non-wind renewable
electricity generation in Northern Ireland was 574 GWh (17.8%)
with 2,645 GWh (82.2%) from wind renewable generation.
The full report is available at: www.economy-ni.gov.uk/articles/electricity-consumption-and-renewable-generation-statistics
Notes to editors:
1. The information presented in the report is derived from data
provided to the Department for the Economy (DfE) on a monthly
basis by Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd (NIE
Networks). The monthly renewable electricity generation data is
derived by aggregating output from renewable electricity
generators who are connected to the transmission and distribution
network using a combination of data held by NIE Networks and the
System Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI). The renewable
electricity generation data details the total amount of renewable
electricity generated by such generators in Northern Ireland, by
type of generation, for each month.
2. Some forms of renewable generation are not covered by the data
contained in the report. Due to their particular circumstances,
neither NIE Networks nor SONI have information on the electricity
generated by some renewable generators. These include
microgenerators and a small number of generating stations that
are unable to export electricity to the grid (non-export
stations).
3. Electricity consumption refers to the total amount of
electricity consumption in Northern Ireland as recorded via
metered data by NIE Networks. Transmission and distribution
losses are not included in consumption calculations.
4. Electricity generated from renewable sources refers to
renewable generators physically located within Northern Ireland
and recorded by NIE Networks and SONI. It excludes
microgeneration, non-export generating stations and any imported
electricity derived from known or unknown renewable sources.
5. General information on the Electricity Consumption and
Renewable Generation for Northern Ireland report can be obtained
from Matthew Hanna, DfE Analytical Services by email at energystatistics@economy-ni.gov.uk
or by telephone on 028 9052 9339.
