Electricity Records Explorer Peak months
Electricity grids around the world are undergoing a faster transformation than they have ever seen. A clear way to see this transition in action is to follow when new national highs in generation or share for various fuel sources are set. In some months, dozens of these records are broken around the world, particularly in wind and solar generation.

Monthly generation records

Use the filters below to narrow down by country, fuel type, record type, or date range. Select a row to view the record history for that country, fuel, and record type.

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Country Fuel Record Type Date Generation (TWh) Share of Generation (%)
South Korea (KOR) Solar Generation April 2020 1.81
South Korea (KOR) Solar Share April 2020 4.31
South Korea (KOR) Other renewables Share April 2020 0.10
South Korea (KOR) Wind Share April 2020 0.74
Switzerland (CHE) Solar Generation April 2020 0.34
Switzerland (CHE) Solar Share April 2020 6.33
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Generation April 2020 0.48
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Share April 2020 2.32
The Philippines (PHL) Bioenergy Share April 2020 1.68
The Philippines (PHL) Solar Share April 2020 1.96
The Philippines (PHL) Solar Generation April 2020 0.14
The Philippines (PHL) Bioenergy Generation April 2020 0.12
Türkiye (TUR) Wind Share April 2020 9.91
Türkiye (TUR) Solar Share April 2020 5.03
Türkiye (TUR) Bioenergy Share April 2020 1.74
Türkiye (TUR) Other renewables Share April 2020 3.93
Ukraine (UKR) Wind Generation April 2020 0.84
Ukraine (UKR) Wind Share April 2020 7.82
United Kingdom (GBR) Other fossil Share April 2020 0.67
United Kingdom (GBR) Bioenergy Share April 2020 8.11
United Kingdom (GBR) Solar Share April 2020 9.00
United States (USA) Wind Share April 2020 10.51
United States (USA) Solar Share April 2020 4.15
United States (USA) Wind Generation April 2020 29.75
Uruguay (URY) Net imports Share April 2020 14.71
Uruguay (URY) Net imports Generation April 2020 0.10
Uruguay (URY) Bioenergy Share April 2020 13.24
Uruguay (URY) Wind Share April 2020 70.59
Viet Nam (VNM) Solar Share April 2020 4.51
Viet Nam (VNM) Solar Generation April 2020 0.82
Argentina (ARG) Nuclear Generation March 2020 0.93
Bangladesh (BGD) Coal Generation March 2020 0.36
Belarus (BLR) Net imports Share March 2020 1.77
Belarus (BLR) Net imports Generation March 2020 0.06
Brazil (BRA) Solar Generation March 2020 0.83
Brazil (BRA) Solar Share March 2020 1.51
Bulgaria (BGR) Wind Share March 2020 4.68
China (CHN) Wind Share March 2020 8.55
China (CHN) Wind Generation March 2020 48.81
China (CHN) Solar Share March 2020 3.77
China (CHN) Nuclear Share March 2020 5.37
Costa Rica (CRI) Other renewables Share March 2020 17.58
Costa Rica (CRI) Other renewables Generation March 2020 0.16
Cyprus (CYP) Bioenergy Generation March 2020 0.01
Cyprus (CYP) Solar Share March 2020 6.82
Cyprus (CYP) Bioenergy Share March 2020 2.27
Cyprus (CYP) Wind Share March 2020 9.09
Egypt (EGY) Solar Generation March 2020 0.43
Egypt (EGY) Solar Share March 2020 2.98
El Salvador (SLV) Solar Generation March 2020 0.05
El Salvador (SLV) Solar Share March 2020 10.64
Estonia (EST) Solar Share March 2020 2.78
Estonia (EST) Solar Generation March 2020 0.01
Greece (GRC) Net imports Share March 2020 40.65
Greece (GRC) Wind Share March 2020 23.02
Hungary (HUN) Solar Generation March 2020 0.20
India (IND) Solar Share March 2020 5.55
India (IND) Solar Generation March 2020 5.97
Italy (ITA) Other renewables Share March 2020 2.62
Italy (ITA) Other fossil Share March 2020 3.83
Italy (ITA) Bioenergy Share March 2020 8.14
Japan (JPN) Bioenergy Generation March 2020 2.42
Japan (JPN) Bioenergy Share March 2020 3.13
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Solar Generation March 2020 0.11
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Solar Share March 2020 1.15
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Wind Share March 2020 0.94
Kazakhstan (KAZ) Wind Generation March 2020 0.09
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Other fossil Share March 2020 0.71
Malaysia (MYS) Solar Generation March 2020 0.08
Malaysia (MYS) Coal Share March 2020 51.20
Malaysia (MYS) Solar Share March 2020 0.60
Mexico (MEX) Solar Share March 2020 4.28
Mexico (MEX) Nuclear Generation March 2020 1.14
Mexico (MEX) Solar Generation March 2020 1.11
Moldova (MDA) Hydro Generation March 2020 0.02
Moldova (MDA) Hydro Share March 2020 4.65
Netherlands (NLD) Bioenergy Share March 2020 7.14
North Macedonia (MKD) Net imports Share March 2020 58.00
North Macedonia (MKD) Net imports Generation March 2020 0.29
Pakistan (PAK) Nuclear Share March 2020 12.80
Pakistan (PAK) Solar Share March 2020 4.22
Peru (PER) Hydro Share March 2020 77.94
Poland (POL) Net imports Share March 2020 9.50
Poland (POL) Solar Generation March 2020 0.18
Poland (POL) Solar Share March 2020 1.49
Poland (POL) Bioenergy Share March 2020 1.73
Portugal (PRT) Bioenergy Generation March 2020 0.28
Romania (ROU) Wind Share March 2020 16.97
Russia (RUS) Net imports Share March 2020 -0.36
Russia (RUS) Net imports Generation March 2020 -0.34
Russia (RUS) Solar Generation March 2020 0.18
Russia (RUS) Wind Share March 2020 0.12
Russia (RUS) Wind Generation March 2020 0.11
South Korea (KOR) Hydro Generation March 2020 0.35
South Korea (KOR) Hydro Share March 2020 0.76
South Korea (KOR) Solar Share March 2020 3.42
South Korea (KOR) Solar Generation March 2020 1.57
Sri Lanka (LKA) Coal Generation March 2020 0.60
Sweden (SWE) Hydro Generation March 2020 7.20
Taiwan (China) (TWN) Solar Generation March 2020 0.46