Green cars = green energy? This was Hungary's electricity generation in 2023.
May 24, 2024
With the spread of electric cars and environmentally conscious thinking, it would be easy to think that we are becoming greener in electricity production as well. Is this really the case? In our article, we will show what Hungary's electricity production was like last year!
Electricity Generation in Hungary: Renewable and Non-Renewable Sources
The "energy mix," or the electricity generation in Hungary, looked like this in 2023 based on statistics from villanyautosok.hu:
Nuclear Energy: we obtained more than 45% of electricity from here, amounting to 15,918 GWh – just like in previous years.
Natural Gas: although 20.5% may seem high (7170 GWh), considering the 2022 figure, this is still 19% lower. Such a low value has not been seen since 2016.
Solar Energy (solar power plants, household-sized solar systems): we managed to meet 18.7% (6537 GWh) of last year's electricity generation from this source – this represents a 38% increase compared to 2022.
Coal Power Plants: we obtain 7.2% of Hungary's electricity from here, amounting to 2505 GWh. This is 559 GWh less than in 2022.
Biogas, Biomass: unfortunately, there was also a significant decline here – the electricity source ranking 5th produced 5.5%, or 1382 GWh, last year.
Wind Power Plants, Other Renewables, and Other Fossil Sources: we generated electricity from wind energy at 1.8%, from other fossil sources at 1.1%, and from other renewable sources at 1% in 2023.
Hungary's electricity production and consumption: a future without imports?
From nuclear power plants, we generated nearly the same amount of energy last year as in 2022 (44.2%). From fossil fuels, we produced 28.8% (2022: 34.4%), and from renewables, we achieved 25.5%. The latter is already a few percentage points more than two years ago (21.4%). Thus, we can say: with slow steps, we are approaching greener, or at least, more carbon-neutral electricity production.
However, 30% of this amount is imported. The country's electricity consumption in 2023 is 44 TWh, while production was only 34 TWh. Our usage demand is expected to grow by 13 TWh by 2030. So, unless capacities expand quickly by then, we may need further imports.
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