Is Europe's renewable energy boom slowing down?

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Sep 25, 2026 · 747 words · By Lauren Walker; Frances Lopez

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What to know about Is Europe's renewable energy boom slowing down?

More than half of the EU's electricity comes from renewable sources; however, large gaps remain between countries.

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What happened

More than half of the EU's electricity comes from renewable sources; however, large gaps remain between countries.

Why it matters

How "green" is electricity in the European Union?

Common ground

Recent data from Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency, shows that 54.1% of the electricity generated in the bloc came from renewable energy sources in the second quarter of this year.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Croatia rounds off the top three — 92.2% of its electricity is green?
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Claim 1: “Croatia rounds off the top three — 92.2% of its electricity is green”

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Claim 2: “Sweden (65.4%), Finland (53%) and Denmark (48.2%) top the list of countries with the highest share of green energy in total energy consumption”

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Claim 3: “The country [Slovakia] generates most of its electricity from nuclear power (around 70%).”

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Claim 4: “Looking at all the energy Europeans use, including heating and transport, renewables made up just 26.2% last year, up from 25.2% in 2024.”

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Claim 5: “Wind follows at 27.7% and hydro-power at 22.6%.”

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The figures for wind (27.7%) and hydropower (22.6%) are reported in one source (Anadolu Ajansı). No other source corroborates these specific percentages.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wind accounted for 27.7% and hydropower for 22.6%. The figures also show wide differences among EU member states. Renewables accounted for 97.7% of electricity generation in Latvia, 94.3% in Denmark a…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/energy/renewable/eu-renewable-share…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hydropower contributes 70% of renewable electricity generation globally, compared to 21% from wind and 9% from solar in 2022.Hydropower's contribution to global electricity is projected to increase by…
https://zipdo.co/hydropower-statistics/

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web search NEUTRAL — Although not considered a renewable energy source, electricity from hydropower pumped storage increased by 5.5 TWh (3.9%) in 2023. Wind energy follows, producing 2 304 TWh and marking a 9.8% increase …
https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication…

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Claim 6: “an increase was recorded since January 2026, when the share stood at 41%.”

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Evidence mentions Q1 2026 was 45.5% and 2025 was 48%, but no source confirms a specific 41% share for January 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a supranational union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brexit (; a portmanteau of "Britain" and "exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Brexit took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CE…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an es…
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Claim 7: “Overall, renewable electricity generation grew by 2.8% year-on-year, while the total electricity generation increased by 3.2%.”

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The specific growth figures (2.8% for renewables and 3.2% for total generation) are reported in one web search result dated September 25, 2026. No other source corroborates these exact percentages.

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web search NEUTRAL — At the EU level, in 2024, wind had the highest share among renewables in electricity generation (38 %), followed by hydropower (26.4 %) and solar (23.4 %). Solid biofuels accounted for only 5.8 %, whi…
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2026/7856…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2026 · Overall, renewable electricity generation grew by 2.8% year-on-year, while the total electricity generation increased by 3.2%. In the same period, gas-fired generation...
https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/green-electricity-is-eur…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 22, 2026 · About The European Electricity Review analyses full-year electricity generation and demand data for 2025 in all EU-27 countries to understand the region’s progress in transitioning from…
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricit…

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Claim 8: “54.1% of the electricity generated in the bloc came from renewable energy sources in the second quarter of this year.”

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The specific figure of 54.1% for Q2 2026 is mentioned in one web search result (Liam Gilliver), but other results provide different figures for different periods (e.g., 45.5% for Q1 2026). No second independent source confirms the 54.1% figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Romania has a high-income market economy that has achieved rapid convergence toward European Union standards since joining in 2007, with per capita income rising from 26% of the EU average in 2000 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Romania

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A diplomatic crisis began in 2025 when the Donald Trump's second presidency of the United States administration sought to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm—a treaty ally of …
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Claim 9: “The share for the second quarter of 2026 marks a slight decrease compared to the same period last year (54.3%)”

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Claim 10: “In the same period, gas-fired generation increased by 3.9%.”

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The provided evidence mentions gas-fired generation increased in H1 2025, but does not provide the specific 3.9% figure for the period in question.

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web search NEUTRAL — EU wholesale electricity and gas prices fell to their lowest since 2021 but stayed higher and more volatile than pre-crisis levels, with gas prices rising again since spring 2024.
https://www.acer.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Pub…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 · Utilities across the EU ramped up production at gas- and coal-fired power plants during January through June 2025, reversing the recent momentum of the energy transition. This rebound i…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/eu-increased-coal-gas-fired-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Production of electricity The total gross electricity production in 2023 in the EU registered a 2.6% decrease compared with 2022, amounting to 2 749 TWh (see Table 1, Figure 1).
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/SEPDF/cac…

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Claim 11: “Brussels wants renewables to reach 42.5% of all energy use by 2030, with an aim to increase this to 45%.”

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Claim 12: “The remaining renewable electricity came from combustible renewable fuels (7.7%) and geothermal and other energy sources (0.4%).”

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No evidence was found for the specific shares of combustible renewable fuels (7.7%) or geothermal/other sources (0.4%).

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Claim 13: “other countries are considerably behind, including Belgium (14.9%), Slovakia (16.3%), and Ireland (17.2%).”

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Claim 14: “Czechia is also at the tail end of the ranking, with 20.9% of its electricity being clean.”

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Claim 15: “The ultimate goal is climate neutrality by 2050.”

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Claim 16: “Latvia tops the list, generating 97.7% of its electricity from renewables.”

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The claim that Latvia generates 97.7% of its electricity from renewables is reported in one source (Anadolu Ajansı). No other independent source confirms this specific figure.

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Claim 17: “Some 94% of its electricity is generated by renewables [Denmark]”

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Claim 18: “Slovakia, where just 19.8% of electricity is renewably sourced.”

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Claim 19: “the current share of renewable energy has almost tripled since 2004 (9.6%)”

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Claim 20: “Since the start of 2025, this share has fluctuated between 41% and just over 56%.”

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While evidence discusses renewable shares in 2025 and 2026, no source provides the specific fluctuation range of 41% to 56% for the start of 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .eu is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the European Union (EU). Launched on 7 December 2005, the domain is available for any person, company or organization based in the European Union. …
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Claim 21: “Solar remains the single biggest contributor to electricity generation in the EU, at 41.6%, up from 37% this time last year, according to Eurostat.”

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The claim that solar contributed 41.6% (up from 37%) is found in one web search result from September 25, 2026. No other independent source confirms these specific numbers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Solar p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Solar power consists of photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal energy in the European Union (EU). In 2010, the €2.6 billion European solar heating sectors consisted of small and medium-sized businesses,…
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