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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12102

25 September 2018
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NEWS BRIEFS / Energy
30% of electricity consumed in EU generated from renewable sources in 2016

24/09/2018 (Agence Europe)According to data published by Eurostat, 30% of electricity consumed in the EU was from a renewable source in 2016.  Hydro power constituted 36.9% of electricity generated from a renewable source in Europe, followed by wind (31.8%), and solar (11.6%).  In the EU, five countries generate most of their electricity from renewable sources: Austria (73%), Sweden (65%), Portugal and Denmark (both 54%) and Latvia (51%).  By contrast, there were four countries...

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