Europe’s power market: coal fired power declines in Q1

In Q1 2024, the share of the electricity produced from fossil fuels declined to 25% from 31% in Q1 2023 due to a decrease of the electricity generated through coal (-34%), gas (-8%) and oil (-24%). Electricity generated by nuclear increased by 4% (equivalent to 6 TWh). The graph shows the impact of gas prices on estimated gas and coal-fired […]