European Electricity Review 2025

In 2024, the EU's electricity transition continued with solar power overtaking coal for the first time and gas generation declining for the fifth consecutive year. Renewables reached a 47% share of the power sector in 2024, up from 34% in 2019, while fossil fuels dropped to a historic low of 29%. This shift reduced power sector emissions to less than half of their 2007 peak and avoided €59 billion in fossil fuel imports since the start of the European Green Deal. Despite this momentum, the report argues that wind power deployment and grid infrastructure must accelerate to meet 2030 targets.

• Solar power became the fastest growing EU power source in 2024, with generation increasing by 22% compared to 2023. For the first time, solar generation (11%, 304 TWh) exceeded that of coal (10%, 269 TWh), contributing to coal's drop from the third largest EU power source in 2019 to the sixth largest in 2024.
• The share of renewables in the EU power sector rose from 34% in 2019 to 47% in 2024, while the fossil fuel share fell from 39% to a record low of 29%. Wind power is currently the EU's second largest power source, ranking below nuclear but above gas.
• Gas power generation has declined for five consecutive years, contributing to a 20% reduction in total EU gas consumption over the last five years. Combined with the decline of coal, power sector emissions in 2024 fell to below half of their 2007 peak.
• Since the beginning of the European Green Deal in 2019, the expansion of wind and solar has avoided the import of 92 billion cubic metres of fossil gas and 55 million tonnes of hard coal, representing a cost saving of €59 billion.
• To meet EU targets by 2030, the rate of wind power additions must more than double compared to recent years, supported by faster rollouts of grid infrastructure, storage, and demand flexibility.

APA

Ember (2025). European Electricity Review 2025. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2025

Chicago

Ember. European Electricity Review 2025. 2025. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2025.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ember2025european, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{European Electricity Review 2025}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2025}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }