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EU renewables approached 50 per cent of electricity in July 2026
Renewables neared half of EU electricity in July 2026, with solar almost level with nuclear as heat and low water constrained European reactors.
Heat and low water squeeze Europe’s nuclear fleet, Romania offline since 2003 first
Sustained heat and low river levels cut European nuclear output, leaving Romania without nuclear generation for the first time since 2003.
SuedLink’s Elbe tunnel is finished as Germany’s power corridors near commissioning
SuedLink's 5.2 km ElbX tunnel under the Elbe is complete. Cable pulling starts late 2027 and the 700 km link enters service at the end of 2028.
German wind additions jump 53 per cent as offshore returns to the grid
Germany added 3,948 MW of wind between January and July 2026, up 53 per cent year on year, with 1,194 MW of it offshore after a year with no offshore commissioning at all.
Germany’s grid and capacity package draws legal challenges from several directions
Germany's grid connection package faces a constitutional opinion against it, doubts over EU-law compatibility, a Bundeskartellamt warning and an EU complaint against the capacity market law.
Ørsted to restore dividend from 2027 after rights issue and disposals
Ørsted will reinstate dividends for the 2026 financial year with a first payout in 2027, following a USD 9.35bn rights issue and a completed divestment programme.
Turkey prepares first offshore wind tender, targeting 5 GW by 2035
Turkey has released a draft 1 GW offshore wind YEKA tender covering four Aegean areas, with the auction due in Q1 2027 and a 5 GW target for 2035.
EnBW completes turbine installation at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
All 64 Vestas 15 MW turbines are installed at EnBW's 960 MW He Dreiht, Germany's largest offshore wind farm, built without subsidy and backed by corporate PPAs.
German offshore industry presses for contracts for difference after zero-bid round
After Germany's offshore auction drew zero bids, the WindSeeG draft proposes 2,000-4,800 MW annual volumes, two-sided CfDs and 35-year operating lives. Industry says it does not go far enough.
Baltica 2 turns to secondary steel as 400 components follow the foundations
With 111 foundations in place at Baltica 2, more than 400 secondary steel units follow — around 75 per cent of them made in Poland — in work running to the end of 2026.
