WindEurope: Wind energy met 19% of the electricity demand in the EU-27 in 2023
Denmark had the highest share of wind with 56%, followed by Ireland with 36%. A combination of a 4% drop in load and a 14% increase in Germany’s wind power generation saw its share of demand jump from 26% in 2022, to 31% in 2023, overtaking the UK to end up with the third highest share in Europe.
The UK was the non-EU country with the highest share of wind at 29%, placing it fourth in Europe. They were followed by the Netherlands (27%), Spain (27%), Sweden (26%), and Portugal (26%).
Almost every country in Europe met a greater share of its demand with wind power in 2023. 20 countries had wind energy shares of at least 10%, 17 in the EU plus the UK, Turkey and Norway.
Bulgaria falls behind in the share of wind in power mix with only 4% of the total electricity demand in 2023. The cumulative current wind capacity in Bulgaria is 706 MW onshore and 0 MW offshore. What is noticable is that for 2023 there were not new installations on the territorry of Bulgaria despite it’s great wind potential.
Source of data: WindEurope
