In the first half of the year, Germany accounted for nearly half of the electricity supply from renewable sources

In the first six months of this year, more than half of Germany's electricity came from conventional energy sources, mainly from the increase in coal-fired power generation, according to data released by the Wiesbaden statistical office, but renewable energy is growing
.

From January to June, 51.
5% of electricity came from traditional energy, down from 56.
2% in the same period last year, while the share of renewable energy reached 48.
5%, up from 43.
8%
in the same period last year.

The decline in traditional energy sources is mainly due to the shift
from natural gas and nuclear energy.
However, coal-fired power plant production increased by 17.
2% from the same period last year, accounting for nearly a third
of total electricity generation.

The rise in the share of renewables was driven by an increase in wind and solar power, driven by a large amount of sunshine hours and a continuous supply
of wind power in the first six months.