Renewables Reach Record 50.8% of UK Generation in 2024 [View all]

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Mar 27, 2025, 5:45:32 PM, Article by Plamena Tisheva
Source: https://renewablesnow.com/news/renewables-reach-record-50-8-percent-of-uk-generation-in-2024-1272978/

Renewable generation in the UK hit a record 144.7 TWh in 2024, increasing by 6.5% from 2023 and accounting for 50.8% of total generation - the first year in which the renewables share has surpassed 50%, government statistics showed today.

Wind generation rose by 2.1% to record 84.1 TWh, although offshore wind fell by 1.5% to 48.9 TWh due in part to a fault in one subsea export cable. The share of wind in total generation expanded by 1.4 percentage points from 2023 to 29.5%.

Solar generation increased by 6.5% to 14.8 TWh as increased capacity more than offset lower average daily sun hours.

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In 2024, 4.2 GW of renewable power capacity was added in the UK, including 1.4 GW of offshore wind, 0.8 GW of onshore wind and 1.6 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV). These additions brought the UK’s installed renewable capacity to 60.7 GW.

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