{"id":237351,"date":"2026-01-14T10:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/237351\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:48:09","slug":"2024-nearly-50-of-eu-electricity-came-from-renewables-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/237351\/","title":{"rendered":"2024: nearly 50% of EU electricity came from renewables – News articles"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2024, renewable energy sources<\/a> accounted for 47.5% of gross electricity consumption<\/a> in the EU<\/a>, indicating a 2.1 percentage points<\/a> (pp) increase from 2023. It has almost tripled (+30 pp) since the time series began in 2004. The share stood at 15.9% in 2004, increased to 28.6% in 2014 and jumped to 47.5% in 2024.<\/p>\n

Wind (38.0% of the total) and hydro power (26.4%) accounted for almost two-thirds of the total electricity generated from renewables. Solar power followed, contributing 23.4%, while solid biofuels and other renewable sources accounted for 5.8% and 6.4%, respectively. Solar power is the fastest-growing source: in 2008, it accounted for only 1%, showing a robust increase from just 7.4 terawatt hours<\/a> (TWh) in 2008 to 304 TWh in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Sources<\/a><\/p>\n

Source dataset: nrg_ind_ured<\/a><\/p>\n

Electricity from renewables dominates in Austria and Sweden<\/p>\n

Data show that more than 75% of electricity consumed in 2024 was generated from renewable sources in Austria (90.1%, mostly hydro), Sweden (88.1%, mostly hydro and wind) and Denmark (79.7%, mostly wind). \u00a0Shares above 50% were also registered in Portugal (65.8%), Spain (59.7%), Croatia (58.0%), Latvia (55.5%), Finland (54.3%), Germany (54.1%), Greece (51.2%) and the Netherlands (50.5%).<\/p>\n

At the other end of the scale, the share of electricity from renewables was less than 25% in Malta (10.7%), Czechia (17.9%), Luxembourg (20.5%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 24.1%) and Slovakia (24.9%).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Share<\/a><\/p>\n

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