Balearic power demand up 4.8% as Mallorca cable helps

Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Islands use 4.8% more electricity in October 2026 than a year earlier, after adjusting for temperatures and working days. Without those adjustments, electricity demand reaches an estimated 521,433 megawatt-hours, up 4.2% on October 2025, according to Spain’s grid operator, Red Eléctrica de España.

Combined-cycle power stations provide 67% of the electricity generated on the islands in October. Solar panels account for 10.3%, with their output up 12.7% on a year earlier. Gas turbines provide another 10%. Across all renewable sources, production rises 24.2% and accounts for 13.9% of the islands’ electricity generation.

The undersea cable between mainland Spain and Mallorca meets 19.7% of Balearic electricity demand in October. Across the first ten months of 2026, demand totals 5,774,409 megawatt-hours — 6.2% more than in the same period last year.

Topics: Environment

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com