05 May 2026 09:19 | Brussels (Belgium) - The Belgian government is considering a state takeover of the nuclear power plants owned by the French energy company Engie and has initially imposed a halt on the decommissioning of these facilities. As part of the review process, an assessment will be conducted to determine whether the nuclear assets could be transferred into state ownership in the future. read more... 05 May 2026 08:47 | Regensburg (Germany) – A new player is emerging in the European onshore renewables market with the creation of Perigus Energy. Following the acquisition of Ørsted’s European onshore business by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the platform now operates under a new name. The company brings together projects across several core European markets and is focusing on the accelerated expansion of wind, solar, and storage. read more... 04 May 2026 16:02 | Hong Kong - Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has completed a capital increase of around five billion US dollars, aiming to significantly expand its global production capacity and accelerate its expansion in Europe. The company placed 62.385 million new H shares at a price of 628.20 Hong Kong dollars per share, raising net proceeds of around 39.12 billion Hong Kong dollars (approx. 5.0 billion USD).
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30 Apr 2026
| • Qualitas Energy has received permits for a total of 10 turbines in Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony, amounting to a combined capacity of 59 MW
• The wind farms will supply green electricity to more than 39,000 households
• Qualitas Energy´s German late-stage pipeline exceeds 3 GW in advance... read more...
28 Apr 2026
| Münster (renewablepress) - As in previous years, the global market for nuclear power plants is not emerging from its slump in 2025. A renaissance with significant market growth is still not in sight.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), three new nuclear power plants came o... read more...
27 Apr 2026
| • Sales of EUR 1.6 billion, reflecting a 11 percent growth compared to the first quarter 2025
• EBITDA of EUR 131 million, corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 8.2 percent
• Solid net income of EUR 53.6 million compared with EUR 7.9 million in the first quarter 2025
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
05.05.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 05.05.
202601.01. - 05.05.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.261
0.785
182.6
159.8
Hydropower*
0.277
0.807
106.5
104.8
Solar
0.053
1.154
85.4
76.6
Biomass
0.076
0.215
28.5
27.9
Geothermal
0.005
0.004
1.8
0.5
Subtotal Renewable
0.673
2.965
404.8
369.5
Nuclear
0.497
1.507
220.1
223.3
Gas
0.358
0.812
142.1
139.7
Lignite (brown coal)
0.149
0.326
53.2
58.1
Hard coal
0.118
0.270
42.5
45.5
Waste
0.016
0.051
6.8
7.3
Oil
0.009
0.027
3.7
3.5
Subtotal Conventional
1.148
2.994
468.3
477.3
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TOTAL
1.821
5.960
873.1
846.8
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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