Electricity balance sheet; supply and consumption
| Periods | Net production Fuels Natural gas (mln kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2024 November** | 5,214 |
| 2024 December** | 4,071 |
| 2025 January* | 5,331 |
| 2025 February* | 4,875 |
| 2025 March* | 4,014 |
| 2025 April* | 3,358 |
| 2025 May* | 2,780 |
| 2025 June* | 2,431 |
| 2025 July* | 3,652 |
| 2025 August* | 3,757 |
| 2025 September* | 3,159 |
| 2025 October* | 4,138 |
| Source: CBS. | |
Table explanation
This table shows the supply of electricity. Consumption of electricity is calculated from the supply variables. The supply of electricity primarily includes production plus imports minus exports. The majority of the electricity produced is supplied to the public electricity grid by, for example, power stations and wind turbines. A smaller part is generated by companies themselves for the benefit of their own business processes. For example, many greenhouse companies generate their own electricity for the lighting of their greenhouses.
The net production is determined as gross production minus the own consumption of electricity. Own consumption is the amount of electricity that a producer or installation consumes during electricity production. The net production is broken down in this table into the following energy sources from which the electricity is produced: nuclear energy, coal, petroleum products, natural gas, biomass, other fuels (non-renewable), hydro power, wind energy, solar photovoltaic and other sources.
Imports and exports are further broken down by country of origin or destination.
The total net consumption of electricity in the Netherlands is calculated as the net production plus imports minus exports and distribution losses.
Data available:
Annual figures are available from 1929 onwards. Monthly figures on total electricity production, import and export are available from 1976.
Full data per month is available from 2015.
Status of the figures:
- All figures up to and including reporting year 2023 are definite.
- Figures for 2024 are revised provisional.
- Figures for 2025 are provisional.
Changes as of December 24th 2025:
Figures added for October 2025.
Changes as of November 28th 2025:
Figures added for September 2025.
Changes as of November 18th 2025:
Figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated.
Changes as of Oktober 31st 2025:
Figures added for August 2025
Changes as of September 30th 2025:
Figures added for July 2025.
When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures: the second month after the end of the reporting period.
Revised provisional figures: June of the year following the reporting year.
Definite figures: not later than November of the second following year.
Description topics
- Net production
- The total amount of electricity generated in the Netherlands minus the own consumption of the installations with which the electricity was produced.
- Fuels
- Product of which by means of combustion energy is extracted.
- Natural gas
- Gas of natural origin that mainly consists of methane. It arises from the same process that leads to the formation of petroleum. Natural gas is liquefied for transport over long distances by ship.