In the second quarter of 2026, the share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in the EU stood at 54.1 per cent, representing a slight decrease compared with the same period in 2025 (54.3 per cent).
Solar energy was the leading source of electricity from renewable energy sources in the EU, accounting for 41.6 per cent of total electricity generation from RES. Its share increased from 37.0% in the second quarter of 2025. Wind energy was the second-largest source, with a share of 27.7%, followed by hydropower at 22.6%. The remaining electricity from renewable sources was generated from renewable fuels (7.7 per cent) and geothermal and other energy sources (0.4 per cent).
The EU countries with the highest share of electricity generated from renewable sources in the second quarter of 2026 were Latvia (97.7 per cent, mainly from hydroelectric and solar power stations), Denmark (94.3 per cent, mainly from wind farms) and Croatia (92.2 per cent, mainly from hydroelectric power stations).
At the other end of the scale were Slovakia (19.8 per cent), the Czech Republic (20.9 per cent) and Malta (24.5 per cent), which recorded the lowest shares of renewable energy in the EU.
In Bulgaria, the share of renewable energy in the country’s total electricity generation was 47.5 per cent, placing the country below the EU average for the period under review.
Source: Eurostat
