BERLIN, March 12 (Xinhua) -- In 2024, renewable energy sources such as wind power, solar energy, biogas, and hydropower accounted for 59.4 percent of Germany's electricity production, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Wednesday.
Renewable electricity generation reached an all-time high of 256.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), marking a 2.3 percent year-on-year increase, according to Destatis.
Despite a slight decline in output, wind power remained Germany's largest electricity source. Generation from wind fell by 1.4 percent compared to 2023, totaling 136 billion kWh. However, its share of total electricity production rose from 30.8 percent in 2023 to 31.5 percent in 2024.
Solar energy saw a significant surge, with electricity generation from photovoltaics increasing by 10.4 percent to 59.5 billion kWh. This brought solar power's share of Germany's total electricity supply to 13.8 percent, the highest level recorded since data collection began in 2018.
In total, 431.5 billion kWh of electricity were generated and fed into the German grid in 2024, representing a 3.6 percent decline from the previous year. Destatis attributed this drop to reduced industrial electricity demand, driven by lower production, as well as an increase in electricity imports from abroad. Enditem.
