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30 Apr 2026
| • Qualitas Energy has received permits for a total of 10 turbines in Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony, amounting to a combined capacity of 59 MW
• The wind farms will supply green electricity to more than 39,000 households
• Qualitas Energy´s German late-stage pipeline exceeds 3 GW in advance... read more...
28 Apr 2026
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27 Apr 2026
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• EBITDA of EUR 131 million, corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 8.2 percent
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Wednesday,
06.05.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 06.05.
202601.01. - 06.05.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.344
0.834
183.5
161.1
Hydropower*
0.225
0.784
107.2
105.6
Solar
0.013
1.025
86.4
77.3
Biomass
0.066
0.208
28.7
28.1
Geothermal
0.004
0.004
1.9
0.5
Subtotal Renewable
0.651
2.854
407.7
372.6
Nuclear
0.420
1.467
221.5
224.5
Gas
0.265
0.942
143.0
140.3
Lignite (brown coal)
0.131
0.399
53.5
58.4
Hard coal
0.094
0.305
42.8
45.6
Waste
0.016
0.046
6.8
7.4
Oil
0.007
0.026
3.7
3.5
Subtotal Conventional
0.934
3.185
471.4
479.7
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TOTAL
1.585
6.039
879.1
852.3
Note
26 out of 27 EU countries
No data from: Malta
The data from the European transmission system operators reflect the net electricity feed-in to their national power grids. Not taken into account are electricity for the self-consumption of power plants, self-used electricity (own use), power plants without grid connection, etc.
Current Grid Status Renewables - Europe
Renewables in Europe - Records - All Time Highs
Source
Record 2026
All Time High
[MW]
[Date]
[MW]
[Date]
Wind energy total
0
01.01.1970
134 967
22.02.2024
Onshore
0
01.01.1970
121 052
22.02.2024
Offshore
0
01.01.1970
17 912
20.02.2025
Solar
0
01.01.1970
140 469
30.07.2024
Hydropower
0
01.01.1970
201 493
06.03.2024
Bioenergy
0
01.01.1970
11 209
14.02.2025
Geothermal
0
01.01.1970
717
07.02.2023
Total
0
01.01.1970
246 299
02.04.2024
Source: © IWR 2026, Data: ENTSO-E
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