EDPR made €675m ($863m) in the nine months to the end of September before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda), a 23% increase on the €548m it booked at the same stage in 2011. Net profit was 48% higher at €93m.

Its installed capacity increased to 7.74GW from 7.28GW and output reached 13.35TWh, up 11% year-on-year. The operator also hailed a "top notch" average load factor of 29% for its wind farms.

EDPR’s average electricity price also grew by 11% to €63.9/MWh,