Against the background of a significant drop in electricity production from coal and gas in the European Union, almost two-thirds of the member countries of the association have achieved an unprecedented increase in the share of renewable sources in energy generation – in some of them it exceeds 75%.
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According to the report of the independent analytical center Ember, in January-June 2023, the share of electricity produced in the EU using fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal, etc.) decreased by 17% compared to the same period last year and now stands at 33 %. this is the lowest level since at least 2000, when such statistics began to be kept.
This was mainly due to a decrease in electricity generation using coal by 23% at once, and in May coal-fired power plants set an anti-record, producing only 10% of the total.
Electricity generation using natural gas in January-June decreased by 13%.
At the same time, 17 EU countries at once recorded records for the generation of electricity from renewable sources: in Greece and Romania, this figure for the first time exceeded 50%, and in Denmark and Portugal – 75%.
In general, in the European Union in January-June, the production of solar energy increased by 13%, and wind energy – by 5%.
Hydro and nuclear have so far recovered from their historic lows in 2022, although their long-term outlook remains dim. At the same time, against the backdrop of persistently high prices, demand for electricity in the European Union fell by 5% in the first half of the year.
Source: Racurs
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