Euronews: Portugal tops EU leaderboard as over 80% of electricity in January came from renewables

Fossil fuel merchants can keep throwing hurdles in the way, but the transition to renewables can’t be stopped.

Portugal has topped the EU leaderboard for renewable electricity thanks to surges in hydro and wind power. According to the Portuguese Association for Renewable Energies (APREN), a staggering 80.7 per cent of electricity generated in January 2026 came from renewable energy.

It marks the best record in nine months, since Portugal suffered a mass blackout that triggered nationwide chaos, and bumps the country up to second in Europe overall. Non-EU Norway came first, with 96.3 per cent renewable electricity production last month, while Denmark dropped to third place with 78.8 per cent.

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