The EU’s electricity transition has moved faster than anyone could have hoped for, but further progress cannot be taken for granted, experts say.
Solar provided more power than coal did to EU countries for the first time last year, marking a new milestone in the unstoppable rise of renewables.
The sunlight-soaking renewable generated 11 per cent of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking the dirtiest fossil fuel, which dropped below 10 per cent.
Energy think tank Ember’s annual European Electricity Review charts a “deep transformation” within the bloc’s power sector, which has made speedy progress towards clean energy over the last five years.
“Fossil fuels are losing their grip on EU energy,” says Dr Chris Rosslowe, senior analyst and lead author of the report published today.
“At the start of the European Green Deal in 2019, few thought the EU’s energy transition could be where it is today;…
