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Eurostat (Jan 2026): Renewables hit 47.5% of EU electricity in 2024 (up 2.1pp from 2023), led by wind (38%) and hydropower (26.4%). Solar grew fastest. Top 3: Austria (90.1%), Sweden (88.1%), Denmark (79.7%). Malta (10.7%) and Czechia (17.9%) trailed.
A “fitness check” on energy security has been published by the Commission, evaluating the key EU regulations on the security of gas supply and electricity risk preparedness. The two regulations date from 2017 and 2019 respectively, before the energy crisis that affected the gas and electricity secto
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Czechia plans to grant for the construction and operation of two new nuclear units in Dukovany is in line with EU State aid rules.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the reform of the French electricity capacity mechanism. This aid measure aims to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to produce, store or flexibly consume electricity and that electricity production meets the expected demand.
The European Commission has successfully relocated a full thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine, completing its largest-ever coordinated logistical operation to date.
In the first 9 months of 2025, the average monthly imports of petroleum oil in the EU decreased by 18.3% in value and 6.6% in volume compared with the monthly average for 2024.
The Commission has launched a 12-week open public consultation and call for evidence to help shape the upcoming revision of the Governance Regulation.
EU Energy Commissioner Jørgensen in Austria: Focus on energy security, Russian gas ban, and affordable housing. Today, meetings on energy prices and policy; tomorrow, visit to Vienna’s Ljuba-Welitsch-Promenade 18—affordable housing for 4,000+. First stop of the European Affordable Housing Tour.
In 2024, 25.2% of the EU’s energy came from renewables—up 0.7% from 2023 but still 17.3% short of the 2030 target (42.5%). Sweden (62.8%), Finland (52.1%), and Denmark (46.8%) led, while Belgium, Luxembourg, and Ireland trailed below 16.1%. Can the EU close the gap?
Today, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank announced the disbursement of €1.8 billion from the Modernisation Fund to support 45 clean energy-related investments in 12 different Member States.