DG Energy Newsletter

Wind energy is abundant across many parts of Europe. It is a cost-effective way of generating electricity from a resource that will never be depleted. It can be harnessed both onshore and offshore and plays a key role in the clean energy transition.

The EU internal energy market and the integration of European electricity markets already benefit consumers by around €34 billion every year. Further integration could increase these benefits to up to €40-43 billion per year by 2030. (Source: ACER April 2022 and IMF January 2025 ).

On 26 February, the Commission put forward an Action Plan with short-term measures to lower energy costs, complete the Energy Union, attract investments and be better prepared for potential energy crises.

The Commission has presented the Clean Industrial Deal, a bold business plan to support the competitiveness and resilience of our industry.

Clean energy technologies remain highly cost competitive in Europe, but are facing challenges to their global competitiveness.

The European Commission proposed on 5 March to prolong the current Gas Storage Regulation until the end of 2027.

The European Commission launched on 11 March a consultation inviting all interested stakeholders to comment on its draft State aid Framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal.

The Commission has published a new report looking at the current process for approving capacity mechanisms in the EU.

On 11 March, senior officials from Natural Resources Canada and the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy met to reaffirm their commitment to revitalising exchanges under the EU-Canada High-Level Energy Dialogue.

The European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction for the production of renewable hydrogen has attracted 61 bids from projects in 11 countries with the European Economic Area (EEA).

On 12 March, the Commission launched the second mid-term matching round to coordinate gas purchases under the AggregateEU platform.

The EU is at a crucial turning point for its competitiveness, decarbonisation and security, with a clear need to act.

Last 24 February in Kyiv, the European Commission offered a new support package to Ukraine to secure its energy system and enable its full integration within the European energy market.

The 16th package targets systemically important sectors of the Russian economy such as energy, trade, transport, infrastructure, and financial services.

On 18 February 2025, a Youth Policy Dialogue with European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, took place in Brussels, marking a significant step in integrating the voices of young people into the European Union's energy policies.

This publication consolidates key energy indicators released for 2023, along with the latest electricity and gas prices for the first half of 2024 and the greenhouse gas emission indicators for 2022.

In December 2024, the domestic producer price for energy in the EU increased by 1.3% compared with the previous month, while it decreased by 1.4% compared with December 2023.

In 2023, 13 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 619 601 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity, an increase of 1.7% compared with 2022.

In 2023, renewable energy sources accounted for 45.3% of gross electricity consumption in the EU, a significant 4.1 percentage points (pp) increase from 2022.

The share increased by 1.2 percentage points (pp) compared with 2022.

In 2022, the EU’s net domestic energy use was 58.8 million terajoules, representing a 4.2% decrease compared with 2021. This figure includes energy used directly by households and energy used by production activities of businesses and government.

Watch our video to learn how wind energy is powering Europe’s cleaner and greener future, boosting energy independence and creating jobs.

Learn more about how energy infrastructure projects are connecting EU countries with each other and with countries outside the EU to boost the EU’s energy security and independence.

Watch this video to find out more about what zero-emission buildings are and how the EU will achieve its objectives.