Coal power produced 12% of EU electricity in 2023.

Coal power generated 12% of EU electricity in 2023, with Germany and Poland the biggest producers. These are some of the latest figures just published on the European electricity market. But coal continues to face competition from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar… Poland and Germany combined make up 71% of EU coal generation. Poland is the most coal-reliant country in the EU by far, with coal making up 61% of electricity generation. Other countries where the share of electricity generation from coal is above the EU average of 12% are Czechia (40%), Bulgaria (29%), Germany (26%), Slovenia […]