The European Union installed more than 80 GW of renewable energy capacity last year.

Omissions

• The exact figure 'more than 80 GW' does not appear verbatim in any single source; it corresponds to the sum of independent solar (65.1 GW) and wind (15.1 GW) additions, plus other renewables.
• The European Commission's own quarterly electricity-market report (July 2026) cites lower 2025 additions — 56 GW of solar and 13 GW of wind — which does not reach 80 GW, creating a source discrepancy with the industry figures.
• The claim aggregates only solar and wind in the industry data; adding hydro, bioenergy and other renewables pushes the total further above 80 GW, but these are not itemised in the sources found.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission – Directorate-General for Energy (Quarterly electricity market reports)New solar capacity made up the bulk of additions, with 56 GW of installations in 2025. Wind capacity, both onshore and offshore, rose by 13 GW.
• SecondarySolarPower EuropeEU installed 65.1 GW of new solar PV in 2025, a slight 0.7% contraction from the 65.6 GW installed in 2024.
• SecondaryWindEuropeEurope installed 19.1 GW of new wind power capacity in 2025. The EU-27 installed 15.1 GW of this. 90% of the new wind capacity built in ...