BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. Spain’s natural gas consumption rose 7.2% year-on-year in July 2025, reaching 2.3 billion cubic meters (bcm), marking the sixth consecutive month of annual growth, according to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Trend reports.
The increase was largely driven by higher demand in the power generation sector, which offset declines in coal and hydro output caused by unfavorable weather conditions. Total electricity generation in Spain grew 3.7% year-on-year to 23.8 terawatt hours (TWh), with gas-fired generation surging 20% to help balance the grid.
Industrial gas consumption, however, continued its downward trend, falling for the seventh consecutive month by 5%. The decline was led by the Agrofood sector (-12%), while the metallurgical (-0.5%) and pharmaceutical (-0.5%) sectors saw minor contractions.
Non-hydro renewables remained Spain’s largest electricity source at 52% of total generation, followed by natural gas at 20%, highlighting the fuel’s key role in balancing variable renewable output.
For the January–July 2025 period, Spain’s total gas consumption rose 6% year-on-year to 17 bcm, the GECF report noted.
