EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE

Generation

Information based on provisional data as of January 2023

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Spain ranks second in Europe in terms of installed renewable power capacity, and renewable energies are increasing in the European generation mix.

In Europe, a firm commitment has been made in favour of energy from renewable sources with the aim of increasing energy independence and achieving long-term decarbonisation of the economy, leading to a share of renewable energy in total electricity generation in all ENTSO-E countries reaching 39.5 % of the energy produced (38.7 % in 2021). However, the variation of renewable energy has decreased by 1.2 % compared to the previous year, mainly influenced by the decrease in hydroelectric production.

Solar and wind energy have experienced the greatest growth in 2022 relative to the rest of the technologies, with a variation of 24.1 % and 9.5 %, respectively, compared to the previous year. In 2022, Spain ranked second in installed renewable power capacity, behind Germany, and was the seventh country in terms of wind coverage and the third in terms of solar coverage, both calculated as a percentage of total electricity production.

Installed power capacity in ENTSO-E member states

GW

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, encompassing units with an installed power capacity equal to or greater than 1 MW, and therefore differ from the data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, which consider the total installed power capacity.
Cyprus, Slovakia, Ireland, and Iceland: Data not available.

Structure of installed power capacity in ENTSO-E member states

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, encompassing units with an installed power capacity equal to or greater than 1 MW, and therefore differ from the data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, which consider the total installed power capacity.
Albania, Cyprus, Ireland, and Iceland: Data not available.

Variation in electricity production in ENTSO-E member states 2022/2021

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, and Macedonia: Data not available.

Electricity production in ENTSO-E member states 2022/2021

TWh - %

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, and Macedonia: Data not available.

Origin of the total energy production in ENTSO-E member states

TWh - %

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.

Origin of the energy production in ENTSO-E member states

TWh

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, and Macedonia: Data not available.

Structure of total production in ENTSO-E member states

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, and Macedonia: Data not available.

The following map shows the contribution of renewables to total generation coverage in each of the countries, featuring once again the Nordic countries in the top positions.

Share of renewable energy in total production in ENTSO-E member states

%

Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 24/1/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, and Macedonia: Data not available.

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