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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 April 2025

On Thursday 24 April, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind4.46 GW15%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.42 GW8%Solar2.96 GW10%Gas11.99 GW39%Imports5.05 GW17%Nuclear3.35 GW11%29.3GW AVERAGE15%8%10%39%17%11%
Price
£76.57/MWh
Day average £76.57
Demand29.3GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 April 2025, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £76.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.46/MWh at 05:30 to £91.53/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.969.7%Wind 4.4614.7%Gas 11.9939.4%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.428.0%Nuclear 3.3511.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:30
Low 22.3 · 05:05Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
120 Out
25
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 April 2025, Great Britain imported 120 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Apr
Imported
120GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWImporting

In 68.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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