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Nuclear power in the EU

France is the main contributor to nuclear power production in the EU, accounting for almost half of the region’s total output in 2023. Spain and Sweden were also among the main producers that year. Despite remaining the leading source of electricity, nuclear power generation in the EU has been on a mostly downward trend for more than a decade, with many countries committed to shutting down remaining reactors like Germany did in April 2023.

Fossil fuel persistence in the EU

Renewable electricity production in the EU has grown in the past decade. Nevertheless, fossil fuels still persist in the region’s electricity mix, with over *** terawatt-hours generated in 2024. Coal-fired electricity production in the EU even decreased that same year to *** terawatt-hours. This was a result of higher renewable output – in particular wind and hydropower – in addition to rising natural gas prices.