The total electricity production in the ** countries that were European Union member countries (as of 2020) amounted to approximately ***** terawatt-hours in 1990. Fossil fuels were the main source of electric energy in these European countries overall as of 1990, with solid fossil fuels accounting for roughly ** percent of the total electricity mix. Nuclear power was the second-largest electricity source at that time. Among renewable energy sources, hydropower ranked first, with a production of ***** terawatt-hours in that year.
In 2021, the main source of electricity in the EU was nuclear power, followed by gas.
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Eurostat. (December 14, 2022). Gross electricity production in Europe in 1990, by type of fuel (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359367/gross-electricity-production-in-europe-by-fuel/
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