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• Monthly Energy Statistics: August 2025 2025-08-14 05:00

  OECD

  In May 2025, total net electricity generation in the OECD reached 860.6 TWh. Of this total, 356.6 TWh (41.4%) was produced from fossil fuels, 358.5 TWh (41.7%) from renewable sources and 141.6 TWh (16.5%) from nuclear power. On a year-to-date basis, total net electricity production increased by 2.3% in the first five months of 2025.

  Electricity generation from fossil fuels decreased 4.8% year-on-year in the OECD in May 2025. The shares of natural gas, coal and oil as a percentage of total electricity generation were 26.4%, 13.4% and 1.1%, respectively. Generation from natural gas decreased by 6.3% y-o-y (-15.4 TWh), and generation from coal decreased by 1.3% y-o-y (-1.6 TWh). The decreased generation from natural gas year-on-year came from all OECD regions; OECD Americas -5.9% (-10.1 TWh), OECD Asia Oceania -11.0% (-4.0 TWh) and OECD Europe -3.7% (-1.3 TWh). The decrease in coal-fired electricity generation by OECD Europe (-12.0% y-o-y, -3.0 TWh) offset increased generation in the OECD Americas (+1.7% y-o-y, +1.0 TWh) and in OECD Asia Oceania (+1.2% y-o-y, +0.4 TWh).  On a year-to-date basis, electricity generation from natural gas has fallen 0.6% (-7.1 TWh) whereas coal increased by 6.2% (+40.1 TWh) in the OECD.

  Electricity generation from renewable sources increased by 6.0% year-on-year (+20.2 TWh) in the OECD in May 2025. The output from solar generation continues to increase (+20.7% y-o-y, +19.0 TWh). Wind generation also increased year-on- year (+8.4% y-o-y, +7.0 TWh). This trend was mainly driven by OECD Europe, where electricity generation from wind increased by 20.3% year-on-year (+7.1 TWh), driven by Germany (+1.8 TWh), the United Kingdom (+1.6 TWh) and Sweden (+1.1 TWh).

  Nuclear power generation decreased 1.0% year-on-year (-1.4 TWh) in the OECD in May 2025. Nuclear power production increased in OECD Asia Oceania 6.8% year-on-year (+1.6 TWh) but decreased in OECD Europe (-4.2% y-o-y, -2.0 TWh) and the OECD Americas (-1.3% y-o-y, -1.0 TWh). Having said that, on a year-to-date basis, all OECD regions have increased nuclear production this year; OECD Asia Oceania 14.1% (+15.1 TWh), OECD Europe 1.9% (+5.1 TWh) and the OECD Americas 0.2% (+0.6 TWh).

  

  Highlight of the month

  In Hungary in May 2025, electricity generation from coal reached an all-time low of 82.0 GWh. As a result, coal generation made up only 2.5% of Hungary’s total electricity generation in May 2025, also an all-time low. The share had previously been as high as 9.1% in December 2023.

  
• Monthly Energy Statistics: July 2025 2025-07-17 05:00

  OECD

  In April 2025, total net electricity generation in the OECD reached 833.8 TWh, a decrease of 7.8% compared to April 2024. Of this total, 340.8 TWh (40.9%) was produced from fossil fuels, 352.6 TWh (42.3%) from renewable sources and 136.5 TWh (16.4%) from nuclear power. On a year-to-date basis, total net electricity production increased by 3.0% in the first four months of 2025.

  Electricity generation from fossil fuels increased by 1.1% year-on-year in the OECD in April 2025. Generation from natural gas decreased by 1.6% y-o-y (-3.4 TWh), and generation from coal increased by 6.8% y-o-y (+7.3 TWh). The shares of natural gas, coal and oil as a percentage of total electricity generation were 25.6%, 13.6% and 1.1%, respectively. Similar to last month, the increase in coal-fired electricity generation was driven by the OECD Americas (+16.3% y-o-y, +7.5 TWh) and OECD Europe (10.8% y-o-y, +2.6 TWh). In contrast, generation decreased in OECD Asia Oceania (-7.7% y-o-y, -2.8 TWh). A Notable increase in OECD Americas was observed in the United States (+22.1% y-o-y, +8.7 TWh) and in OECD EUROPE Germany (+29.3% y-o-y, +1.9 TWh), Türkiye (+17.2% y-o-y, +1.0 TWh) and Netherlands (+149.9% y-o-y, +0.7 TWh) had a significant increase. On a year-to-date basis, electricity generation from coal increased by 7.8% in the OECD (+42.4 TWh).

  Electricity generation from renewable sources increased by 1.9% year-on-year (+6.6 TWh) in the OECD in April 2025. The output from solar generation continues to increase (+27.4% y-o-y, +21.6 TWh), counter-balancing the decrease observed in wind generation (-13.2% y-o-y, -14.8 TWh). This trend was mainly driven by OECD Europe, where electricity generation from wind dropped by 25.5% y-o-y (or -13.5 TWh), driven by Germany (-4.7 TWh), the United Kingdom (-2.9 TWh) and the Netherlands (-1.8 TWh).

  Nuclear power generation increased 3.0% year-on-year (+4.0 TWh) in the OECD in April 2025. Nuclear power production increased in OECD America (3.8% y-o-y, +2.4 TWh) and OECD Asia Oceania (+13.2%, +2.7 TWh), while it decreased in the OECD Europe (-2.3% y-o-y, -1.1 TWh). On a year-to-date basis, OECD Asia Oceania saw the largest increase in nuclear production (+16.1%, +13.6 TWh) during the first four months of 2025.

  

  Highlight of the month

  In Germany, the cumulative wind generation from January to April 2025 has decreased substantially compared to 2024 (-32.8% year-to-date, -18.8 TWh). Despite the considerable increase in solar generation compared to last year (+39.1% y-t-d, +6.7 TWh), the total renewable output is lower (-14.0% y-t-d, -13.7 TWh).

  This gap has been compensated by fossil-based generation, namely coal (+18.2% y-t-d, +6.6 TWh) and natural gas (+13.6 y-t-d, +4.1 TWh).

  
• Monthly Energy Statistics: June 2025 2025-06-17 05:00

  OECD

  In March 2025, total net electricity generation in the OECD reached 908.7 TWh, an increase of 3.1% compared to March 2024. Of this total, 392.9 TWh (43.2%) was produced from fossil fuels, 358.7 TWh (39.5%) from renewable sources and 153.2 TWh (16.9%) from nuclear power. On a year-to-date basis, total net electricity production increased by 3.5% in the first quarter of 2025.

  Electricity generation from fossil fuels increased by 1.2% year-on-year in the OECD in March 2025. Generation from natural gas decreased by 2.6% year-on-year (-6.4 TWh), and generation from coal increased by 8.7% y-o-y (+10.7 TWh). The shares of natural gas, coal and oil as a percentage of total electricity generation were 26.7%, 14.8% and 1.2%, respectively. The increase in coal-fired electricity generation was driven by the OECD Americas (+24.0% y-o-y, +11.2 TWh) and OECD Europe (5.2% y-o-y, +1.7 TWh)., whereas generation decreased in OECD Asia Oceania (-4.8% y-o-y, -2.1 TWh) Notable increases were observed in the United States (+27.3% y-o-y, +11.1 TWh) and in Germany (+16.9% y-o-y, +1.6 TWh). On a year-to-date basis, electricity generation from coal increased by 8.0% in the OECD (+35.3 TWh).

  Electricity generation from renewable sources increased by 4.5% year-on-year (+15.6 TWh) in the OECD in March 2025. The output from solar generation continues to increase (+28.8% y-o-y, +18.9 TWh), counter-balancing the decrease observed in hydro generation (-6.6% y-o-y, -8.8 TWh). This trend was mainly driven by OECD Europe, where electricity generation from hydro dropped by 18.1% y-o-y (or -11.3 TWh), driven by France (-2.0 TWh), Italy (-1.4 TWh), Switzerland (-1.5 TWh) and Türkiye (-1.3 TWh). On the other hand, electricity generation from wind increased in the OECD (+3.1% y-o-y, +3.5 TWh), amounting to 115.0 TWh.

  Nuclear power generation increased 4.8% year-on-year (+7.0 TWh) in the OECD in March 2025. Nuclear power production increased in OECD Europe (7.1% y-o-y, +3.8 TWh) and OECD Asia Oceania (+15.3%, +3.3TWh), while in the OECD Americas it remained stable (-0.2% y-o-y, -0.1 TWh). On a year-to-date basis, OECD Asia Oceania saw the largest increase in nuclear production (+16.5%, +10.5 TWh) in the first quarter of 2025.

  

  Highlight of the month

  Electricity generation from solar increased drastically in India on a year-on-year basis (+37.5%, +4.7 TWh), to a share of 9.8% of total electricity generation in the country, as depicted in the graph below. Electricity generation from other low-carbon sources also increased sharply on a year-on-year basis: +17.4% (+0.6 TWh) for nuclear, +25.4% (+1.9TWh) for hydro, +12.1% (+0.6TWh) for wind. On the other hand, electricity generation from combustible renewables decreased (-12.6%, -0.6 TWh y-o-y).

  
• Monthly Energy Statistics: May 2025 2025-05-16 05:00

  OECD

  In February 2025, total net electricity generation in the OECD reached 904.8 TWh, an increase of 4.0% compared to February 2024. Of this total, 434.4 TWh (48.0%) was produced from fossil fuels, 316.0 TWh (34.9%) from renewable sources and 150.7 TWh (16.7%) from nuclear power.

  Electricity generation from fossil fuels increased by 10.2% year-on-year in the OECD in February 2025. Generation from natural gas rose by 8.8% year-on-year (+21.3 TWh), and generation from coal increased by 14.0% y-o-y. The shares of natural gas, coal and oil as a percentage of total electricity generation were 29.2%, 17.0% and 1.2%, respectively. The increase in coal-fired electricity generation was driven by the OECD Americas (+36.6% y-o-y, +19.1 TWh) and OECD Europe (+17.6% y-o-y, +5.8 TWh), whereas generation decreased in OECD Asia Oceania (-12.3% y-o-y, -6.1 TWh). Notable increases were observed in the United States (+40.9% y-o-y, +18.9 TWh) and in Germany (+34.1% y-o-y, +3.1 TWh).

  Electricity generation from renewable sources decreased by 2.1% year-on-year (-6.7 TWh) in the OECD in February 2025. While the output from solar generation continues to increase (+24.5% y-o-y, +11.9 TWh), that growth did not offset the decrease observed in wind generation (-17.0% y-o-y, -20.1 TWh). This trend was mainly driven by OECD Europe, where electricity generation from wind dropped by 29.4% y-o-y (or -19.4 TWh), driven by Germany (-7.3 TWh), France (-2.0 TWh) and Poland (-1.3 TWh). On the other hand, hydropower generation in the OECD remained stable (+0.3% y-o-y), amounting to 125.4 TWh.

  Nuclear power generation increased 0.9% year-on-year (+1.4 TWh) in the OECD in February 2025. OECD Asia Oceania registered the highest absolute increase of 3.4 TWh year-on-year (+16.5%), driven mainly by nuclear power generation in Japan (+29.3% y-o-y, +2.0 TWh) and Korea (+10.3% y-o-y, +1.4 TWh). Nuclear power production in OECD Europe increased 2.5% y-o-y (+1.4 TWh), while in the OECD Americas it decreased 4.7% y-o-y (-3.4 TWh).

  
• Monthly Energy Statistics: April 2025 2025-04-17 05:00

  In January 2025, total net electricity generation in the OECD reached 1,015.1 TWh, an increase of 2.9% compared to January 2024. Of this total, 495.4 TWh (48.8%) was produced from fossil fuels, 342.8TWh (33.8%) from renewable sources and 172.5 TWh (17.0%) from nuclear power.

  Electricity generation from fossil fuels increased by 0.9% year-on-year in the OECD in January 2025. Electricity generation from natural gas increased 1.1% year-on-year (+3.3 TWh), while generation from coal remained the same year-on-year. The shares of natural gas, coal and oil as a percentage of total electricity generation were 29.1%, 17.9% and 1.3%, respectively. The increase in electricity generation from natural gas was driven by OECD Europe (+14.5% y-o-y, +8.3 TWh), while generation decreased in the OECD Americas (-2.4% y-o-y, -4.4 TWh) and in OECD Asia Oceania (-1.4% y-o-y, -0.7 TWh).

  Electricity generation from renewable sources increased by 4.2% year-on-year (+13.9 TWh) in the OECD in January 2025. The highest absolute increase came from solar generation (+29.5% y-o-y, +11.7 TWh), bringing total OECD solar generation to 51.1 TWh (5.0% of total generation). This was driven by the OECD Americas, where solar generation increased by 49.0% year-on-year (+7.9 TWh) to 23.9 TWh. In OECD Europe, solar generation increased 20.7% year-on-year (+2.1 TWh) to 12.3 TWh. Notable increases were seen in Türkiye and Spain, with solar electricity generation increasing by 0.9 TWh and 0.4 TWh year-on-year, respectively. In OECD Asia Oceania, solar generation increased 12.7% year-on-year (+1.7 TWh), driven mainly by Australia (+26.5% y-o-y, +1.3 TWh). Wind generation increased 3.8% year-on-year (+4.5 TWh), bringing total OECD wind generation to 121.9 TWh (12.0% of total generation). On the other hand, hydropower generation in the OECD decreased by 2.7% year-on-year (-3.8 TWh) to 135.2 TWh (13.3% of total generation). Hydropower generation in OECD Europe decreased 9.9% year-on-year (-6.2 TWh).

  Nuclear power generation increased 6.5% year-on-year (+10.5 TWh) in the OECD in January 2025. OECD Asia Oceania registered the highest absolute increase of 4.7 TWh year-on-year (+22.7%), driven mainly by nuclear power generation in Korea increasing 2.8 TWh year-on-year (+19.6%). Nuclear power production in OECD Europe and the OECD Americas increased 4.8% (+3.0 TWh) and 3.5% (+2.7 TWh) year-on-year, respectively.

  

  In January 2025, Canada’s electricity generation from wind increased 29.9% (+1.2 TWh) year-on-year to 5.2 TWh, 7.9% of total generation. Several projects increased Canada’s wind capacity in 2024, including the Buffalo Plains Wind Farm (494 MW) in Alberta, which began operations late last year and is now Canada’s largest onshore wind farm.