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26 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has secured a new order in Türkiye from Eksim Enerji A.Ş., comprising the supply and installation of 16 N175/6.X wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 110 MW. The turbines for the Balıkesir-3 wind farm will be installed on tubular steel towers w... read more...
22 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has successfully started production at its new blade manufacturing facility in Menemen, İzmir (Türkiye) in May 2026, further strengthening the continuous growing demand for high-efficiency onshore wind turbines in the country.
The new site, located in t... read more...
21 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - On May 20, Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice‑President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, visited the Nordex Group’s main office and Global Technical Academy in Hamburg. Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco and CFO Dr Ilya Hartmann hosted the event... read more...
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The Nordex Group gains new 110 MW order from Eksim Enerji in Türkiye
Nordex Group starts production at new blade manufacturing facility in Türkiye
Executive Vice‑President of the European Commission Teresa Ribera visits Nordex Group’s premises in Hamburg
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
26.05.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 26.05.
202601.01. - 26.05.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.471
0.706
203.6
181.6
Hydropower*
0.367
0.542
122.6
122.9
Solar
0.997
1.287
110.8
99.8
Biomass
0.115
0.180
33.2
32.2
Geothermal
0.008
0.002
2.1
0.5
Subtotal Renewable
1.957
2.718
472.3
437.0
Nuclear
0.776
1.171
249.3
253.7
Gas
0.336
0.502
157.8
153.2
Lignite (brown coal)
0.153
0.205
60.1
64.3
Hard coal
0.127
0.180
47.3
49.2
Waste
0.022
0.041
8.0
8.4
Oil
0.010
0.008
4.2
4.0
Subtotal Conventional
1.424
2.107
526.8
532.8
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TOTAL
3.382
4.824
999.1
969.8
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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