Electricity; production and means of production

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Sectors Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Installation types Input Physical energy units Fuel oil input (1,000 kg) Input Units of heat Fuel oil input (TJ)
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 12,262 526
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 12,123 520
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types 138 6
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 5,758 247
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 5,734 246
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types 24 1
Eonly installations Total of installations 6,503 279
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 6,389 274
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types 114 5
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 9,149 393
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 9,149 393
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 3,084 132
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 3,084 132
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types
Eonly installations Total of installations 6,064 260
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 6,064 260
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 3,113 134
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 2,975 128
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types 138 6
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 2,674 115
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 2,650 114
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types 24 1
Eonly installations Total of installations 439 19
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines 325 14
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types 114 5
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations
Internal combustion engines
Steam turbines
Combined cycle units
Gas turbines
Nuclear energy plant
Hydro power plant
Wind turbine
Solar cells
Other installation types
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 1998-2023 are definite. The 2024 figures are revised provisional.

Changes as of 18 November 2025:
Figures of 2023 are updated, figures of 2024 are added. For 2022 the figure for the production of solar photovoltaic was revised. It was adjusted by 0.01% (2000 MWh).

When will new figures be published?
Provisional/Revised provisional figures: November/December of the following year.
Definite figures: December of the second following year.

Description topics

Input
The amount of fuel input used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
Physical energy units
Cubic metres, litres, kilograms, kilowatt hours for measuring quantities of energy.
Fuel oil input
Input of fuel oil used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

This oil remains after the distillation in the refinery.

24,000 kg of fuel oil is about 1 TJ.
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.
Fuel oil input
Input of fuel oil used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

This oil remains after the distillation in the refinery.

24,000 kg of fuel oil is about 1 TJ.

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