European power generation shifts as solar overtakes gas and nuclear

EU electricity generation shares by source from 2021 to June 2026, with solar reaching 25%

European power generation reached a new milestone in June as solar supplied a quarter of EU electricity and became the bloc’s largest single source of power. The record underlines the rapid transformation of the generation mix, with gas-fired generation accounting for 15% and increasingly serving a more flexible balancing role alongside expanding renewables. Solar output reached 52 TWh during the month, […]

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