Cyprus among lowest performers in EU for renewable electricity use

Renewable energy sources supplied 47.5 per cent of gross electricity consumption in the European Union in 2024, with Cyprus recording one of the lowest shares in the bloc, according to Eurostat.

The EU-wide figure marked a 2.1 percentage point increase from 2023 and represents an increase of almost 30 percentage points since 2004, when renewables accounted for just 15.9 per cent of electricity consumption.

The share rose to 28.6 per cent in 2014 before climbing sharply to 47.5 per cent in 2024...