The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower.
Fossil fuels provided less than a quarter of the EU’s energy for the first time in April.
Wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower drove the fall in fossil fuel generation and increased the share of renewables in the electricity mix to a record 54 per cent.
Wind and solar alone generated more than a third of the EU’s electricity in April while gas and coal fell.
Overall, electricity from fossil fuels fell by 26 per cent in Germany representing 32 per cent of the total EU fall.
Italy saw the second biggest drop of 24 per cent contributing another 15 per cent of the EU’s total reduction in fossil fuel electricity.
Despite rising demand, fossil fuel electricity generation still fell as renewables displaced them from the mix. »
