According to the European Electricity Review, an annual analysis published by Ember that examines the power sector across all EU member states, the energy transition reached a new and significant milestone last year.

Wind and solar generated 30.1% of the bloc’s electricity, surpassing fossil fuel sources for the first time on record, which accounted for 29%. Over the past five years, the share of clean energy sources has increased by nearly 10 percentage points, from just 19.7% in 2020.

It is also notable that wind and solar generated more electricity than all fossil fuel sources in 14 of the EU’s 27 member states, with two countries achieving this milestone for the first time in 2025: the Netherlands and Croatia. Romania is not among those 14 countries; however, the country reached a new clean energy record last year, as the share of wind and solar exceeded 20% for the first time ever.

According to the report, the share of renewables in the EU’s power mix remained broadly stable despite unfavourable weather conditions that led to a decline in wind generation. Overall, renewables provided 47.7% of total electricity generation, compared with 47.9% in 2024, as “solar generation thrived due to exceptionally sunny conditions in Northern Europe.”

However, gas-fired power generation increased in 15 EU countries, with Spain and Italy leading the rise amid “lower hydro domestically and abroad.” At the EU level, gas generation increased compared with 2024, although it remained 18% below the peak reached before the energy crisis and still below wind power generation.

Coal generation continued to decline but remains “highly concentrated in just two countries, Germany and Poland, which accounted for more than 74% of the EU’s coal generation in 2025.” Even so, coal reached an all-time low, falling by 3.2% in Germany and 6.6% in Poland compared with 2024.