# Renewables supplied 59.1% of Germany’s electricity in the first half > Destatis said renewables supplied 136.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity fed into the grid in the first half of 2026. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Germany - Published: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-06 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026.md) Germany generated and fed 230.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity into the grid in the first half of 2026. That was 4.5% more than in the same period of 2025, according to provisional results published by Destatis on 8 September. Renewables supplied 136.4 billion kilowatt-hours, or 59.1% of domestic generation. Gas-fired generation increased 6.4% to 38.0 billion kilowatt-hours; the figures cover electricity generation, not consumption. ## Data ### Renewables share of domestic generation Renewables’ share of German domestic electricity generation in H1 2026; provisional production data, not consumption; no conversion. Methodology: Renewables’ share of German domestic electricity generation in H1 2026; provisional production data, not consumption; no conversion. | label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Renewables share of domestic generation | 59.1 | percent | 2026-06 | estimate | 2026-01 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026/data/indicator-germany-electricity-renewables-share-h1-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/germany-electricity-generation-renewables-first-half-2026/data/indicator-germany-electricity-renewables-share-h1-2026?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-07; Published: 2026-09-08) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)