More than half of the EU’s electricity came from renewable sources in the second quarter of 2026.
Renewables accounted for 54.1% of net electricity generation across the bloc in Q2 2026, down slightly from 54.3% in the same period a year earlier, Eurostat reported on Friday.
Net electricity generation refers to the electricity produced and fed into the grid.
Solar power was the largest single renewable source, making up 41.6% of the EU’s renewable electricity in the quarter, up from 37.0% in Q2 2025.
Wind accounted for 27.7%, followed by hydropower at 22.6%.
The remaining renewable electricity came from combustible renewable fuels — such as biomass — at 7.7%, and geothermal and other sources at 0.4%.
Big differences between member states
Latvia recorded the highest share of electricity generated from renewables in Q2 2026 at 97.7%, with generation mostly from hydro and solar.
Denmark followed on 94.3%, mostly from wind, while Croatia was at 92.2%, mostly from hydro.
At the other end of the scale, the lowest renewable shares were reported in Slovakia (19.8%), Czechia (20.9%) and Malta (24.5%).
