Austria''s Energy Transition Milestone: New Dobl-Zwaring Solar
A historic moment was marked in the Styrian municipality of Dobl-Zwaring on 1 October 2025, when Enery and Energie Steiermark officially opened the new solar park –
Renewable energy and its future
Austria makes optimum use of its geographical advantages. With over 3,000 hydropower plants - from large plants to small run-of-river power plants - hydropower remains
Renewable Energy 2025
The primary objectives of this plan are to increase the share of energy from renewable energy sources in gross energy consumption and to ensure that 100% of the
Austria
Austria can already cover over 85% of its electricity needs from renewable sources on annual basis, out of which about 10% comes from photovoltaics. This development contributes to the
Austria achieves 87% of its electricity from renewable sources,
In a Europe-wide comparison, Austria ranked as the country with the second highest share of renewable electricity generation in 2023, after Luxembourg (89.6%) and ahead of Lithuania
Renewable energy in Austria
OverviewSources of renewable electricity generationGovernment targetsGovernment policy
Austria Solar Policy 2025: Key Energy Subsidy
Austria''s solar energy sector is poised for a major transformation with updated government subsidy guidelines taking effect
Austria Solar Policy 2025: Key Energy Subsidy & PPA News
Austria''s solar energy sector is poised for a major transformation with updated government subsidy guidelines taking effect on January 1, 2025.
Renewable energy in Austria
Wind energy is the biggest renewable electricity resource in Austria after hydropower. Around 15% (3.5GW of 23.8GW) of the total installed capacity is wind power, as at November 2021.
Energy communities in Austria and the new Electricity Industry
Surplus electricity from renewable sources that exceeds own consumption flows directly into an energy community instead of being fed into the public grid at unattractive
SES: Upper-Austrian MAX.CENTER Produces Its Own Sustainable Electricity
In Austria, six centers under SES management are currently producing environmentally friendly solar power for their own use: MURPARK Graz, WEBERZEILE Ried,
Renewables in Austria: Oesterreichs Energie
Austria has set itself the target of meeting 100% of its annual electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2030. To achieve this, an additional 27 terawatt hours (TWh) of power will