Fossil electricity production in Germany increased 10% in first half of 2025
Clean Energy Wire
The share of electricity produced with fossil fuels in Germany increased by ten percent between January and the end of June 2025, compared to the same period one year before, while power production from renewables declined by almost six percent, the country’s statistical office (Destatis) has said. With an output of over 93 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), fossil fuels accounted for 42.2 percent in Germany’s electricity production mix, up from 38.4 percent in the first half of 2024.
Consequently, the contribution by renewable power installations dropped from 61.6 percent to 57.8 percent, or 127.7 billion kWh, in the first six months of the year. Coal-fired power production increased 9.3 percent, while electricity production from fossil gas increased by 11.6 percent.
“Unusually weak” wind conditions caused the output of wind power turbines to drop by 18 percent, while solar photovoltaic (PV) installations increased their output by 28 percent, Destatis said. However, wind power remained the most important individual power source, contributing nearly 28 percent to the power mix, followed by coal (22.7%), solar power (17.8%), and then fossil gas (16.2%).
On balance, the total amount of electricity produced domestically remained relatively constant, at 221 billion kWh, with power imports rising by 0.8 percent and exports by 6.5 percent. At the same time, the country imported 28 percent more electricity (8.3 billion kWh) than it exported.
