2023-12-18 12:03:00
Renewable energies reached a record level of 50% of German electricity consumption in 2023. But although in sharp decline, the share of coal remains well above the EU average.
Renewable energies represented more than half of electricity consumption in Germany this year, a first, while the government plans to reach 80% by 2030, according to industry figures published on Monday.
Clean energy sources “covered 52% of electricity consumption in 2023” in Germany, or five points more than last year, indicated in a press release the BDEW, the organization which represents electricity manufacturers. branch.
This is “the first time that this rate has exceeded the 50% mark,” she added.
Consumption of renewable electricity was particularly high in July, with a rate of 59%, according to BDEW.
These figures were notably achieved thanks to an increase in the production of renewable energies, which increased by 6% over one year.
In detail, onshore wind power had a “record” year with an increase of 13.4%, offsetting the significant drop in offshore wind power production, which decreased by 8.6%.
Coal declines but remains above average
Photovoltaics saw its production increase by 4.6%, even reaching a “historic” level in June, with 113.5 billion kilowatt hours.
The share of coal, which had increased last year, once morest a backdrop of the cessation of Russian gas deliveries to Germany due to the war in Ukraine, fell once more in 2023, to 26%, once morest 31.6 % in 2022. Germany, however, remains much more dependent on coal than the EU average (its share fell below 10% in the first half) and than countries that use nuclear energy (0.6 % for coal in the French mix).
“The figures show that we are on the right track,” welcomed Kerstin Andrea, president of the BDEW, quoted in a press release.
Germany also abandoned nuclear power this year, with the closure of its last three power stations.
The German government has set itself the objective of 80% renewable electricity in consumption by 2030, unlocking billions of euros of investment for the green transition of its economy for these purposes.
However, a court decision in November canceling a 60 billion euro fund might slow down this development.
To comply, the coalition led by social democrat Olaf Scholz had to cut certain expenses, notably aid for the development of photovoltaics.
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