The share of renewable energy sources in total gross electricity consumption increased from 34% in 2019 to 37% in 2020, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Cyprus is still low among the countries of the European Union as only 12% of gross electricity consumption was generated from renewable energy sources in 2020.
However, the percentage of gross consumption of electricity produced from renewable sources in Cyprus increased compared to 2019, when it was at 10% and compared to 2018, when it was just over 9%.
This percentage has been steadily increasing since 2004 when Cyprus joined the EU and when it was marginally above 0%. The percentage exceeded 1% only in 2010, and then rose to 3% in 2011, to 5% in 2012, to about 7% in 2013 and 2014, to 8% in 2015 before approaching and exceeding 9% during the period 2016 to 2018.
The countries with the highest share of gross electricity consumption from renewable energy sources in 2020 were Austria (78%) and Sweden (75%), with Denmark (65%), Portugal (58%), Croatia and Latvia (both 53%) to follow. These six countries are the only ones where the percentage has exceeded 50%.
The lowest rates (below 15%) were recorded in five countries: Malta (10%), Hungary and Cyprus (both 12%), Luxembourg (14%) and the Czech Republic (15%).
In the European Union as a whole, the largest share of electricity consumption from renewable energy sources comes from wind energy (36%) and hydroelectric energy (33%), with the rest coming from solar energy (14%), solid biofuels (8%). ) and other renewable sources (8%).
The largest increase is recorded in pan-European solar energy as in 2008 it was only 1%.
Source: KYPE
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