1、EuropeanElectricity Review 2025The EUs electricity transition continued at pace in 2024,as solar overtook coal for the first time and gas declined for the fifth year in a row.23 January 2025Dr Chris RossloweDr Beatrice PetrovichThe European Electricity Review analyses full-year electricity generatio

2、n and demand data for 2024 in all EU-27 countries to understand the regions progress in transitioning from fossil fuels to clean electricity.It is the ninth annual report on the EU power sector published by Ember(previously as Sandbag).Our data is free and easily downloadable,and is available at ann

3、ual and monthly granularity.We hope others also find the data useful for their own analysis.Share of solar in EU electricity in 2024,higher than coal.EU fossil gas power fell for the fifth year running.Avoided fossil fuel import costs due to new wind and solar since 2019.2AboutHighlights11%559 bnExe

4、cutive summary 4Introduction 8Chapter 1:2024 at a glance 10Solar reaches record highs while nuclear and hydro bounce back 10Fossil power falls to a historic low across the EU 12Chapter 2:Five years of progress 15Wind and solar displaced coal and gas 16Green Deal cut the EUs fossil import bill 17Coal

5、 nearing the end 18Five years of declining gas power 19Chapter 3:Solars meteoric growth continues 22Another record year for solar 22Clean flexibility will sustain solar growth and bring benefits 26Chapter 4:Wind sector challenges are blowing over 29Wind remains cost competitive,despite inflationary

6、pressures 31Policy obstacles still exist but changes are having an impact 32Further policy effort needed 35Policy recommendations 37Supporting materials 39Acknowledgements 473ContentsExecutive summaryThe transition of the EU electricity sector maintained momentum in 2024,despite challenging politica