Germany’s electricity generation and supply for the first half of 2025 reached 221 billion kilowatt-hours, according to preliminary figures released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Monday. This represents a slight increase of 0.3 percent compared to the first half of 2024.
However, electricity fed into the grid from renewable energy sources declined by 5.9 percent to 127.7 billion kilowatt-hours. Renewables accounted for 57.8 percent of domestically produced electricity, down from 61.6 percent in the first half of 2024.
Conversely, electricity generation from conventional energy sources rose by 10.1 percent to 93.2 billion kilowatt-hours, representing 42.2 percent of domestic electricity production, compared to 38.4 percent in the first half of 2024.
Wind energy production experienced a notable decrease of 18.1 percent, reaching 60.2 billion kilowatt-hours, due to unusually weak wind conditions. Despite this decline, wind remains the leading energy source domestically, contributing 27.2 percent of electricity production.
Photovoltaic (PV) generation saw a significant increase, with an expansion of 27.9 percent compared to the previous year, bringing the feed-in to 39.3 billion kilowatt-hours. PV now accounts for 17.8 percent of total electricity generated and ranks as the third most important energy source in Germany. This growth is attributed to the installation of new plants and a higher-than-average number of sunny days.
Electricity generated from coal increased by 9.3 percent, reaching 50.3 billion kilowatt-hours, maintaining its position as the second most important energy source with 22.7 percent of overall electricity production.
Natural gas-fired electricity generation also showed a gain, rising by 11.6 percent to 35.8 billion kilowatt-hours. However, the substantial growth in PV generation caused natural gas to drop to fourth place, accounting for 16.2 percent of the total electricity production.
Germany’s electricity imports from abroad increased slightly by 0.8 percent to 37.8 billion kilowatt-hours, compared to the first half of 2024. Meanwhile, electricity exports rose by 6.5 percent to 29.5 billion kilowatt-hours. This resulted in approximately 28 percent more electricity being imported from abroad than exported. The shift from a previous surplus of 9.8 billion kilowatt-hours in the first half of 2024 to 8.3 billion kilowatt-hours in the first half of 2025, along with a slight increase in domestic production, led to a marginal decrease of 0.4 percent in the total amount of electricity available and in demand in Germany, reaching 229.2 billion kilowatt-hours.
