Overview
- Renewables supplied 57.8% of Germany’s electricity in the first half, down from 61.6% a year earlier as output fell 5.9%.
- Wind generation dropped 18.1% to about 60 TWh, yet remained the single largest source with a 27.2% share of domestic production.
- Solar output jumped 27.9% to 39.3 TWh, reaching a 17.8% share and overtaking gas to become the third‑largest source.
- Coal generation rose 9.3% to 50.3 TWh (22.7% share) and gas climbed 11.6% to 35.8 TWh, lifting conventional fuels to 42.2% of the mix.
- Germany was a net power importer, bringing in 37.8 TWh and exporting 29.5 TWh, while total grid feed‑in edged up 0.3% to 221 TWh.