Electricity; production and means of production

Electricity; production and means of production

Sectors Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Installation types Periods Output Physical units Electricity output (MWh) Output Units of heat Electricity output (TJ)
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 56,999,205 205,197
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 22,689,421 81,682
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022** 29,958,527 107,851
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022** 194,944 702
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022** 4,156,313 14,963
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 2022** 16,622,354 59,840
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Internal combustion engines 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Steam turbines 2022** 9,172,314 33,020
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Combined cycle units 2022** 7,255,096 26,118
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Gas turbines 2022** 194,944 702
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Hydro power plant 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Wind turbine 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Solar cells 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Other installation types 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 40,376,851 145,357
Central electricity production Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 13,517,107 48,662
Central electricity production Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022** 22,703,431 81,732
Central electricity production Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022** 4,156,313 14,963
Central electricity production Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 64,728,888 233,024
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022** 9,292,277 33,452
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 6,179,645 22,247
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022** 7,513,446 27,048
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022** 3,025,634 10,892
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022** 49,998 180
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022** 21,400,798 77,043
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Solar cells 2022** 17,078,783 61,484
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Other installation types 2022** 188,307 678
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 2022** 25,186,147 90,670
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Internal combustion engines 2022** 9,276,606 33,396
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Steam turbines 2022** 5,309,841 19,115
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Combined cycle units 2022** 7,513,446 27,048
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Gas turbines 2022** 3,025,634 10,892
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Hydro power plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Wind turbine 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Solar cells 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Other installation types 2022** 60,620 218
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 39,542,741 142,354
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022** 15,671 56
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 869,804 3,131
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022** 49,998 180
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022** 21,400,798 77,043
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Solar cells 2022** 17,078,783 61,484
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Other installation types 2022** 127,687 460
Source: CBS.
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This table shows the production of electricity, the input of fuels, and the use of installations, in the Netherlands. Electricity is obtained by the transformation of fuels such as natural gas, hard coal and fuel oil; solar and wind energy; and the use of hydro power. The figures are on the production of electricity, the heat released, fuel input, renewable energy commodities and installed capacity, broken down by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) installations and Electricity only (Eonly) installations. Finally, a distinction is made between central and decentral production of electricity and heat, where decentral production is broken down by sector.

Data available:
From 1998 onwards.

Status of the figures:
Figures 1998-2021 are definite. The 2022 figures are revised provisional.

Changes as of the November 2023:
The figures for the years 2015-2020 have been revised. Figures for 2021 and 2022 have been updated.
The revisions relate to the introduction of an improved analysis method in 2022, which has been carried back to previous years. Furthermore, data from a limited number of companies have been revised based on new insights. The adjustments are generally small; the adjustment in the total production and use of the various energy carriers is less than 1 percent in all years.


When will new figures be published?
In November 2024 definite figures 2022 and revised provisional figures 2023 will be published.


Description topics

Output
The total amount of electricity and/or heat generated in the Netherlands from the input of fuels, nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy and hydro power. This includes the own consumption of the power plants to produce the electricity.
Physical units
Cubic metres, litres, kilograms, kilowatt hours for measuring quantities of energy.
Electricity output
The total amount of electricity generated in the Netherlands from the input of fuels, renewable energy, nuclear energy and other energy commodities. This includes the own consumption of the power plants to produce the electricity.
Units of heat
For comparabiity and addability of energy commodities, the physical quantities of energy commodities can be converted into the heat or energetic unit Joule.

The following relations exists between physical units and units of heat:

1 million m3 of natural gas equals about 31.65 terajoule (TJ = 1 000 miljard Joule).
1 million kg of fuel oil equals about 42 TJ.
1 million kg of hard coal equals about 25 TJ.
1 million kilowatt hour of electricity (1 Watt equals 1 Joule per second) equals 3.6 TJ.
Electricity output
The total amount of electricity generated in the Netherlands from the input of fuels, renewable energy, nuclear energy and other energy commodities. This includes the own consumption of the power plants to produce the electricity.

The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).