site.btaRenewable Energy Sources in Bulgaria in Q2 2025 Is Approximately 42%, an Increase of 5% Compared to Q2 2024, Eurostat Says

In Bulgaria, the share of renewable energy sources in the second quarter of 2025 is approximately 42%, which is an increase of about 5% compared to the same quarter of 2024, according to Eurostat data released on Monday.

In the second quarter of 2025, 54% of the net electricity generated in the European Union came from renewable energy sources. This represents an increase from the 52.7% registered in the same quarter of 2024. The increase is mostly due to solar energy, which generated a total of 122,317 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the second quarter of 2025, representing 19.9% of the total electricity generation mix. 

June 2025 was the first month in history where solar energy was the main source of electricity generated in the EU, with a 22% share, ahead of nuclear with a share of 21.6%, wind - 15.8%, hydro -  14.1% and natural gas - 13.8%. 

Among EU countries, in the second quarter of 2025, Denmark, with 94.7%, had the highest share of renewables in net electricity generated, followed by Latvia (93.4%), Austria (91.8%), Croatia (89.5%) and Portugal (85.6%). The lowest shares of renewables were recorded in Slovakia (19.9%), Malta (21.2%) and Czechia (22.1%), Eurostat reported.