Coal-fired power as a security backstop in Europe’s grid
December 16, 2025
A detailed analysis of the German power generation market for the year 2020. The study covers energy from renewable and non renewable sources. Net production from hard coal-fired power plants amounted to 35,6 TWh. It was 13,9 TWh or 28% lower than in 2019, when 49,5 TWh were produced net. Source: Bruno Burger, Fraunhofer Institute
