Electricity and heat; production, input, and capacity by energy commodity

Changed on: 13/11/2026 02:00

Electricity and heat; production, input, and capacity by energy commodity
Central/decentral production	Energy commodities	Periods	Gross production electricity and heat Total electricity and heat (TJ) (TJ)	Gross production electricity and heat Electricity Electricity (GWh) (GWh)	Gross production electricity and heat Electricity Electricity (TJ) (TJ)	Gross production electricity and heat Electricity Electricity (%) (%)	Gross production electricity and heat Heat (TJ) (TJ)	Input (TJ) (TJ)	Elektrical capacity (MW) (MW)
Total	Total	2016	593,377	115,158	414,570	100.0	178,807	1,000,556	32,728
Total	Total	2024	591,111	124,158	446,968	100.0	144,143	828,799	61,691
Total	Total	2025**	633,336	136,198	490,313	100.0	143,022	911,318	63,255
Total	Total non-renewable fuels	2016	502,985	95,124	342,445	82.6	160,540	837,178	.
Total	Total non-renewable fuels	2024	331,456	57,519	207,069	46.3	124,386	497,731	.
Total	Total non-renewable fuels	2025**	356,551	65,400	235,441	48.0	121,110	553,086	.
Total	Hard coal	2016	136,051	36,817	132,540	32.0	3,511	304,662	5,751
Total	Hard coal	2024	27,475	7,467	26,881	6.0	593	60,422	3,431
Total	Hard coal	2025**	36,792	10,178	36,640	7.5	153	81,621	3,431
Total	Natural gas	2016	326,921	52,531	189,112	45.6	137,809	453,029	17,558
Total	Natural gas	2024	264,188	44,351	159,664	35.7	104,524	363,423	17,572
Total	Natural gas	2025**	277,881	49,455	178,039	36.3	99,842	389,824	17,588
Total	Other non-renewable fuels	2016	40,013	5,776	20,792	5.0	19,221	79,486	.
Total	Other non-renewable fuels	2024	39,794	5,701	20,524	4.6	19,269	73,886	.
Total	Other non-renewable fuels	2025**	41,878	5,767	20,763	4.2	21,115	81,641	.
Total	Total renewable energy	2016	69,264	14,781	53,212	12.8	16,052	110,014	.
Total	Total renewable energy	2024	244,304	62,374	224,547	50.2	19,757	289,202	.
Total	Total renewable energy	2025**	259,204	65,914	237,292	48.4	21,912	311,269	.
Total	Biomass	2016	33,724	4,909	17,672	4.3	16,052	74,474	.
Total	Biomass	2024	44,337	6,828	24,581	5.5	19,757	89,236	.
Total	Biomass	2025**	47,689	7,160	25,777	5.3	21,912	99,754	.
Total	Hydro power	2016	360	100	360	0.1		360	37
Total	Hydro power	2024	307	85	307	0.1		307	38
Total	Hydro power	2025**	203	57	203	0.0		203	38
Total	Solar energy	2016	5,767	1,602	5,767	1.4		5,767	2,135
Total	Solar energy	2024	78,990	21,942	78,990	17.7		78,990	24,773
Total	Solar energy	2025**	92,926	25,813	92,926	19.0		92,926	25,856
Total	Wind energy	2016	29,414	8,170	29,414	7.1		29,414	4,257
Total	Wind energy	2024	120,669	33,519	120,669	27.0		120,669	11,702
Total	Wind energy	2025**	118,386	32,885	118,386	24.1		118,386	11,764
Total	Total other energy commodities	2016	21,128	5,254	18,913	4.6	2,214	53,364	919
Total	Total other energy commodities	2024	15,351	4,264	15,351	3.4		41,866	1,269
Total	Total other energy commodities	2025**	17,581	4,883	17,581	3.6		46,963	1,672
Total	Nuclear energy	2016	14,257	3,960	14,257	3.4		38,357	512
Total	Nuclear energy	2024	12,865	3,574	12,865	2.9		34,712	512
Total	Nuclear energy	2025**	14,459	4,016	14,459	2.9		38,962	512
Total	Electricity (batteries)	2016
Total	Electricity (batteries)	2024	578	161	578	0.1		663	350
Total	Electricity (batteries)	2025**	1,135	315	1,135	0.2		1,298	753
Total	Steam and gas expansion energy	2016	6,871	1,293	4,656	1.1	2,214	15,007	407
Total	Steam and gas expansion energy	2024	1,908	530	1,908	0.4		6,490	407
Total	Steam and gas expansion energy	2025**	1,987	552	1,987	0.4		6,703	407
Central	Total	2016	308,260	76,645	275,923	66.6	32,337	608,978	19,163
Central	Total	2024	165,884	43,247	155,689	34.8	10,195	320,099	17,363
Central	Total	2025**	198,203	52,416	188,696	38.5	9,507	382,343	17,341
Central	Total non-renewable fuels	2016	287,400	71,479	257,323	62.1	30,077	557,916	.
Central	Total non-renewable fuels	2024	139,786	36,354	130,874	29.3	8,913	257,835	.
Central	Total non-renewable fuels	2025**	168,966	44,771	161,176	32.9	7,790	312,758	.
Central	Hard coal	2016	136,051	36,817	132,540	32.0	3,511	304,662	5,751
Central	Hard coal	2024	27,475	7,467	26,881	6.0	593	60,422	3,431
Central	Hard coal	2025**	36,792	10,178	36,640	7.5	153	81,621	3,431
Central	Natural gas	2016	140,272	31,906	114,863	27.7	25,409	227,959	11,692
Central	Natural gas	2024	102,870	26,288	94,637	21.2	8,233	174,453	11,532
Central	Natural gas	2025**	123,304	32,132	115,673	23.6	7,630	208,754	11,510
Central	Other non-renewable fuels	2016	11,077	2,755	9,920	2.4	1,157	25,294	.
Central	Other non-renewable fuels	2024	9,442	2,599	9,356	2.1	87	22,960	.
Central	Other non-renewable fuels	2025**	8,871	2,462	8,863	1.8	8	22,383	.
Central	Total renewable energy	2016	1,662	446	1,607	0.4	55	4,083	.
Central	Total renewable energy	2024	13,233	3,319	11,950	2.7	1,282	27,551	.
Central	Total renewable energy	2025**	14,778	3,628	13,062	2.7	1,716	30,623	.
Central	Biomass	2016	1,662	446	1,607	0.4	55	4,083	.
Central	Biomass	2024	13,233	3,319	11,950	2.7	1,282	27,551	.
Central	Biomass	2025**	14,778	3,628	13,062	2.7	1,716	30,623	.
Central	Hydro power	2016
Central	Hydro power	2024
Central	Hydro power	2025**
Central	Solar energy	2016
Central	Solar energy	2024
Central	Solar energy	2025**
Central	Wind energy	2016
Central	Wind energy	2024
Central	Wind energy	2025**
Central	Total other energy commodities	2016	19,197	4,720	16,993	4.1	2,205	46,979	851
Central	Total other energy commodities	2024	12,865	3,574	12,865	2.9		34,712	851
Central	Total other energy commodities	2025**	14,459	4,016	14,459	2.9		38,962	851
Central	Nuclear energy	2016	14,257	3,960	14,257	3.4		38,357	512
Central	Nuclear energy	2024	12,865	3,574	12,865	2.9		34,712	512
Central	Nuclear energy	2025**	14,459	4,016	14,459	2.9		38,962	512
Central	Electricity (batteries)	2016
Central	Electricity (batteries)	2024
Central	Electricity (batteries)	2025**
Central	Steam and gas expansion energy	2016	4,940	760	2,736	0.7	2,205	8,622	339
Central	Steam and gas expansion energy	2024							339
Central	Steam and gas expansion energy	2025**							339
Decentral	Total	2016	285,117	38,513	138,647	33.4	146,470	391,578	13,565
Decentral	Total	2024	425,227	80,911	291,279	65.2	133,948	508,700	44,328
Decentral	Total	2025**	435,133	83,783	301,617	61.5	133,516	528,974	45,914
Decentral	Total non-renewable fuels	2016	215,585	23,645	85,122	20.5	130,463	279,262	.
Decentral	Total non-renewable fuels	2024	191,669	21,165	76,196	17.0	115,474	239,896	.
Decentral	Total non-renewable fuels	2025**	187,585	20,629	74,265	15.1	113,319	240,327	.
Decentral	Hard coal	2016
Decentral	Hard coal	2024
Decentral	Hard coal	2025**
Decentral	Natural gas	2016	186,649	20,625	74,249	17.9	112,400	225,070	5,866
Decentral	Natural gas	2024	161,318	18,063	65,027	14.5	96,291	188,970	6,040
Decentral	Natural gas	2025**	154,578	17,324	62,366	12.7	92,212	181,069	6,078
Decentral	Other non-renewable fuels	2016	28,936	3,020	10,872	2.6	18,063	54,192	.
Decentral	Other non-renewable fuels	2024	30,351	3,102	11,169	2.5	19,183	50,926	.
Decentral	Other non-renewable fuels	2025**	33,007	3,306	11,900	2.4	21,107	59,258	.
Decentral	Total renewable energy	2016	67,602	14,335	51,605	12.4	15,997	105,931	.
Decentral	Total renewable energy	2024	231,071	59,055	212,597	47.6	18,474	261,651	.
Decentral	Total renewable energy	2025**	244,426	62,286	224,230	45.7	20,196	280,646	.
Decentral	Biomass	2016	32,062	4,463	16,065	3.9	15,997	70,391	.
Decentral	Biomass	2024	31,105	3,509	12,631	2.8	18,474	61,685	.
Decentral	Biomass	2025**	32,911	3,532	12,715	2.6	20,196	69,131	.
Decentral	Hydro power	2016	360	100	360	0.1		360	37
Decentral	Hydro power	2024	307	85	307	0.1		307	38
Decentral	Hydro power	2025**	203	57	203	0.0		203	38
Decentral	Solar energy	2016	5,767	1,602	5,767	1.4		5,767	2,135
Decentral	Solar energy	2024	78,990	21,942	78,990	17.7		78,990	24,773
Decentral	Solar energy	2025**	92,926	25,813	92,926	19.0		92,926	25,856
Decentral	Wind energy	2016	29,414	8,170	29,414	7.1		29,414	4,257
Decentral	Wind energy	2024	120,669	33,519	120,669	27.0		120,669	11,702
Decentral	Wind energy	2025**	118,386	32,885	118,386	24.1		118,386	11,764
Decentral	Total other energy commodities	2016	1,930	533	1,921	0.5	10	6,385	68
Decentral	Total other energy commodities	2024	2,486	691	2,486	0.6		7,153	418
Decentral	Total other energy commodities	2025**	3,122	867	3,122	0.6		8,001	821
Decentral	Nuclear energy	2016
Decentral	Nuclear energy	2024
Decentral	Nuclear energy	2025**
Decentral	Electricity (batteries)	2016
Decentral	Electricity (batteries)	2024	578	161	578	0.1		663	350
Decentral	Electricity (batteries)	2025**	1,135	315	1,135	0.2		1,298	753
Decentral	Steam and gas expansion energy	2016	1,930	533	1,921	0.5	10	6,385	68
Decentral	Steam and gas expansion energy	2024	1,908	530	1,908	0.4		6,490	68
Decentral	Steam and gas expansion energy	2025**	1,987	552	1,987	0.4		6,703	68
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table shows the production of electricity in the Netherlands from the various possible energy commodities, the input of the energy commoditiese and the electrical capacity of installations broken down by primary energy commodity. Electricity is produced from the transformation of fossil fuels (like natural gas and hard coal), renewable energy (biomass, wind energy, solar photovoltaic, hydro power) and other energy sources (like nuclear energy and energy stored in batteries). Figures broken down by energy commodity are given on the production of electricity and the released useful used heat, such as used for heating of buildings or greenhouses. Central and decentral production of electricity and heat is distinguished. The centrally coordinated production of electricity and heat is generated by thermal plants that deliver to the national high voltage grid of electricity transmission operator TenneT. Decentrally produced electricity and heat is not produced centrally, such as by installations located in companies for which the production of electricity and heat is not the primary purpose (for example greenhouse horticulture companies). It also includes wind energy, solar energy and hydro power.

Data available:
From 2015 onwards

Status of the figures:
Figures up to 2024 are definite figures and figures for 2025 are revised provisional.

Changes as of November 13th 2026:
Based on new information, some figures for the years 2021 through 2023 have been revised. The adjustments are less than 0.2% and primarily relate to the use and production of electricity and heat from natural gas. The figures for 2024 and 2025 have been adjusted.

Changes as of 29th June 2026:
The total input for 2016 has been corrected. Due to a technical error, it was listed as 556 TJ; this should be 1,000,556 TJ.

Changes as of 19th June 2026:
None. This is a new table.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures: April of the following year.
Revised provisional figures: June/July of the following year.
Definite figures: November of the second following year.

Description topics

Gross production electricity and heat

The production of electricity and/or heat from the input of non-renewable fuels, renewable energy commodities, nuclear energy and other energy commodities, included the electricity consumption of the power plants.

Total electricity and heat (TJ): Total production of electricity and heat reported in TJ (terajoule = 1,000 billion Joules).

Electricity

Flow of electrons used to light lamps or to operate washing machines. Electrons are elementary particles in an atom with a negative charge that flow by a potential difference. In practice the potential difference is generated by for example electricity power plants, wind turbines or batteries.

Electricity (GWh): The production of electricity reported in GWh (gigawatt-hours). GWh is the physical unit of electricity.

Electricity (TJ): The production of electricity reported in TJ (terajoule). By expressing electricity in TJ (terajoule = 1,000 billion Joules) this can be compared energetically with other energy commodities 1 GWh equals 3,6 TJ.

Electricity (%): Percentage of electricity production relative to the total electricity produced in that year.

Heat (TJ): Production of steam and heat reported in TJ (terajoule = 1,000 billion Joules).

Input (TJ)

Amount of fossil fuels, biomass, nuclear energy and other energy commodities consumed for the production of electricity and/or heat reported in TJ (terajoule = 1,000 billion Joules).

Elektrical capacity (MW)

The electric capacity of the electricity producing installations based in the Netherlands. Some of the installations can produce electricity using multiple energy commodities (for example, natural gas and coal). The capacity is then counted towards the primary energy commodity of that installation.A Watt is the physical unit of electric capacity. 1 megawatt (MW or MWe, where 'e' is electricity) = 1 million Watt. A generator with an electric capacity of 1 MW can produce an amount of 1 MWh (megawatt-hours) or 0,001 GWh (gigawatt-hours) of electricity in one hour.