More than three quarters of Powys' energy requirements were met by renewable energy last year, new figures have revealed.

However fossil fuels including gas and coal still made up 78% of all energy generated in Wales, with more than twice the amount of power generated exported to the wider UK power network.

The Energy Generation in Wales 2017 report released by the Welsh Government last week showed that 88% of Powys' energy requirements were met by green sources, while nationally renewable energy capacity in Wales increased to a total of 3,683 MW.

Over 84% of that capacity came from renewable electricity projects, with the remainder made up by renewable heat projects such as biomass boilers and ground source heat pumps.

Wind projects made up the majority of renewable generation, with nearly a third of the country's renewable energy coming from onshore wind farms.

Powys is the third biggest generator of on-shore wind energy in Wales, behind Neath Port Talbot and Rhondda Cynon Taf. The county is also by far the biggest Biomass heat generator with 899 projects and 116 MWth of capacity, just over a quarter of all in Wales.

Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, said the report represented a "significant milestone" in Wales' journey to becoming a low carbon society.

"The Welsh Government has set a supportive policy, regulatory and support framework in Wales, which continues to be successful in bringing forward energy projects both at the local and the large scale," she said.

"The Garreg Llwyd Hill wind farm in Radnorshire can provide electricity for the equivalent of approximately 26,000 homes and provides a significant community benefit fund.

"I am pleased to announce renewable generation equal to 48% of electricity consumption in Wales in 2017. Our target is to generate the equivalent of 70% of the electricity we use from renewables by 2030."

A further 726MW of energy were generated by offshore wind farms in North Wales. Solar power provided 970MW of capacity.

The government has also set community ownership targets for power schemes, with 1GW of renewable electricity capacity expected to be locally owned by 2030.

They say they expect all new renewable energy projects to have at least an element of local ownership by 2020.