In 2023, Germany achieved more good results when it came to electricity production. According to the data collated by the Federal Statistical Office – Destatis, last year this country produced 11.8 percent less electricity than in 2022.
However, it should be taken into account that the amount of imported electricity in 2023 increased by 40 percent, which is the first time since 2002 that Germany imported more electricity than it exported.
In total production, renewable energy sources had a share of as much as 56 percent, while in the previous year, this share stood at 46.3 percent and electricity production from conventional sources fell by 27.8 percent compared to 2022.
Looking at renewable sources individually, wind energy has increased by 13.8 percent in 2023. It should be noted that wind energy, with a 31-percent-share, was the most important source of energy in Germany last year.
The transmission of electricity from this source reached a new maximum of 139.3 billion kilowatt hours in 2023, surpassing the previous peak in 2020 of 128.7 billion kilowatt-hours, according to the Destatis website.
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Moreover, last year, wind energy surpassed the share of coal in the production of electricity. More precisely, in 2022, coal was the most important energy source with 33.2 percent, while wind energy’s share was much lower, only 24 percent. Although wind occupied the first place, coal was the second most important energy source in 2023.
Regarding other energy sources, natural gas increased by 3.9 percent to a 13.6-percent-share in 2023.
Due to the shutdown of the last nuclear power plants in April 2023, the electricity delivered from nuclear plants dropped significantly compared to the previous year and accounted for only 1.5 percent of the delivered electricity. In 2022, it accounted for 6.4 percent.
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