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17 Sep 2026
| - Berlin-based operations manager now oversees 2.85 GW of wind capacity
Berlin (renewablepress) - windpunx continues to grow: Since the beginning of the year, the Berlin-based specialist for technical and commercial operations management has expanded its managed wind energy portfolio by 287 MW.... read more...
16 Sep 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order for 91 MW in Brandenburg, Germany. The contract also includes a Premium Service contract with a term of 20 years.
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17 Sep 2026
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Monday,
21.09.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 21.09.
202601.01. - 21.09.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
1.157
1.613
323.4
301.0
Hydropower*
0.348
0.402
193.5
206.8
Solar
0.987
0.904
271.9
232.4
Biomass
0.143
0.189
56.9
55.3
Geothermal
0.011
0.002
3.8
2.2
Subtotal Renewable
2.646
3.110
849.6
797.8
Nuclear
1.027
1.295
424.6
438.1
Gas
0.580
0.566
272.2
253.6
Lignite (brown coal)
0.223
0.219
98.7
100.5
Hard coal
0.177
0.147
76.9
71.5
Waste
0.039
0.052
14.8
14.3
Oil
0.027
0.031
8.8
7.8
Subtotal Conventional
2.074
2.311
895.9
885.7
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TOTAL
4.721
5.421
1 745.4
1 683.5
Note
26 out of 27 EU countries
No data from: Malta
The data from the European transmission system operators reflect the net electricity feed-in to their national power grids. Not taken into account are electricity for the self-consumption of power plants, self-used electricity (own use), power plants without grid connection, etc.
Current Grid Status Renewables - Europe
Renewables in Europe - Records - All Time Highs
Source
Record 2026
All Time High
[MW]
[Date]
[MW]
[Date]
Wind energy total
0
01.01.1970
134 967
22.02.2024
Onshore
0
01.01.1970
121 052
22.02.2024
Offshore
0
01.01.1970
17 912
20.02.2025
Solar
0
01.01.1970
140 469
30.07.2024
Hydropower
0
01.01.1970
201 493
06.03.2024
Bioenergy
0
01.01.1970
11 209
14.02.2025
Geothermal
0
01.01.1970
717
07.02.2023
Total
0
01.01.1970
246 299
02.04.2024
Source: © IWR 2026, Data: ENTSO-E
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