Electricity; production and means of production

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Sectors Periods Input Physical energy units Total input (TJ) Input Physical energy units Natural gas input (1,000 m3) Input Physical energy units Fuel oil input (1,000 kg) Input Physical energy units Hard coal input (1,000 kg) Input Physical energy units Other fuel input (TJ) Output Physical units Total output (TJ) Output Physical units Electricity output (MWh) Installed capacity Electrical power (megawatt) Installed capacity Thermal power (MJ/h)
Total central/decentral production 2000 898,064 15,887,395 360,033 8,650,888 169,703 544,265 90,180,577 20,782 60,423,880
2005 983,898 17,715,753 285,894 8,247,598 204,387 583,571 100,768,710 21,978 61,748,556
2010 1,076,104 20,987,038 12,220 7,874,980 215,902 656,960 118,139,044 26,608 68,001,611
2020 860,412 17,771,852 8,958 2,546,388 233,688 615,363 123,278,130 42,975 63,099,921
2021 837,171 14,637,323 11,954 4,750,766 254,924 613,255 122,170,454 47,731 62,860,174
2022 764,547 12,392,329 9,582 4,855,978 251,477 592,628 121,572,850 51,531 62,774,900
2023** 667,851 11,973,887 8,567 2,893,188 217,180 580,793 121,342,012 57,580 63,748,163
Central electricity production 2000 479,735 6,254,739 1,393 8,650,888 70,954 236,202 56,545,363 14,391 11,302,102
2005 592,663 8,815,767 16,718 8,247,598 105,874 292,292 69,237,110 14,662 12,828,682
2010 619,075 10,244,290 3,910 7,874,980 99,236 317,305 75,823,123 16,223 12,849,035
2020 498,210 10,486,820 3,714 2,546,388 102,282 269,840 69,619,816 17,762 10,071,466
2021 467,916 7,295,281 6,262 4,750,766 118,288 242,897 62,447,730 17,762 10,071,468
2022 434,236 6,427,156 4,550 4,855,978 110,179 222,113 56,999,205 17,762 10,071,468
2023** 350,669 6,017,369 4,188 2,893,188 88,709 180,665 46,374,210 17,820 10,071,468
Decentral electricity production 2000 418,329 9,632,656 358,640 98,749 308,063 33,635,214 6,391 49,121,778
2005 391,235 8,899,986 269,176 98,513 291,280 31,531,600 7,316 48,919,874
2010 457,029 10,742,748 8,310 116,666 339,655 42,315,921 10,385 55,152,576
2020 362,202 7,285,033 5,244 131,406 345,522 53,658,314 25,213 53,028,455
2021 369,255 7,342,041 5,692 136,636 370,358 59,722,724 29,969 52,788,706
2022 330,311 5,965,174 5,032 141,298 370,515 64,573,645 33,769 52,703,432
2023** 317,183 5,956,518 4,379 128,471 400,127 74,967,802 39,760 53,676,695
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 1998-2022 are definite. The 2023 figures are revised provisional.

Changes as of December 2024:
Revised provisional figures for 2023 have been added. Figures for 2022 have been finalized. Figures for 2015 to 2021 have been revised in accordance with new methods that have also been applied for 2022 and 2023. This concerns changes of less than 1 Petajoule in the total production of electricity and heat.


When will new figures be published?
In November 2025 definite figures 2023 and revised provisional figures 2024 will be published.


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.
Total input
This is the total of natural gas input, fuel oil input, hard coal input and other fuel input used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).
Natural gas input
Input of natural gas used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

Natural gas is a gaseous fuel of natural origin mainly consisting of methane. It results from the same process that leads to the formation of crude oil. Natural gas is liquefied for transport over long distances by ship.

1 million m3 of natural gas is about 31.65 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.
Hard coal input
Input of hard coal used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

Hard coal is a fossil fuel existing of carbonized rests of vegetal origin.

40,000 kg hard coal is about 1 TJ.
Other fuel input
Input of other commodities used for the production of electricity, such as chemical and industrial gases, biomass, waste, blast furnace gas, nuclear material and steam.

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

This category is made up of the categories:
- Electricity output
- Heat output

The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).
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.
Installed capacity
The amount of electricity or heat that can be generated, per unit of time, during normal operation of all available electricity and heat production installations based in the Netherlands.
Electrical power
The amount of electricity that can be generated, per unit of time, during normal operation of all available installations of electricity production. Refers to gross power generation, i.e. power used within the plant itself has not been taken into account.
Thermal power
The amount of heat that can be generated, per unit of time, during normal operation of all available combined heat and power installations.

The unit used is MJ/h.