27/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – In 2020, renewable energy sources provided 37% of gross electricity consumption in the European Union, compared with 34% in 2019, according to data published by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, on Wednesday 26 January. The growth of renewable source is particularly significant in the case of solar energy. Its share in the electricity consumed in the EU has increased from 1% in 2008 to 14% in 2020. However, it is still lower than wind power (36% in 2020) and hydro power (33%). The rest of the electricity consumed in 2020 came from solid biofuels (8%) and other renewable sources (8%). At Member State level, Austria and Sweden are at the top of the ranking, with 78% and 75% respectively of their electricity consumption coming from renewable sources. At the other end of the scale are Malta (10%), Hungary and Cyprus (12%), Luxembourg (14%) and the Czech Republic (15%). See data: https://bit.ly/3u5sOwQ (DG)