EU saved €11 billion in gas imports thanks to solar and wind

Euractiv | Oct 19, 2022 at 9:17 AM
  • Renewable energies have allowed the European Union to avoid €99 billion in fossil gas imports since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
  • Solar and wind power have produced a quarter of EU electricity since March 2022, allowing to avoid 70 bcm of gas imports.
  • The solution lies in the REPowerEU plan, proposed by the European Commission in May.