THE HAGUE, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Dutch electricity exports rose by nearly 25 percent in 2025 compared with 2024, reaching a record 30 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on Monday.
Exports to Germany and Belgium recorded the largest increases. CBS said higher exports to Germany were largely driven by reduced wind power generation off the German coast, as well as lower electricity production in Switzerland and Austria due to reduced water levels.
Meanwhile, lower output from Belgian nuclear power plants prompted Belgium to import more electricity from the Netherlands, CBS added.
At the same time, Dutch electricity imports declined by 19 percent in 2025. "More of the demand for electricity in the Netherlands was met through domestic production. Total electricity consumption in the Netherlands is now hardly growing at all," CBS said in a statement.
Energy companies and other producers in the Netherlands generated a total of 132 billion kWh of electricity in 2025, the highest level ever recorded.
Renewable energy sources accounted for 49 percent of total electricity production in 2025, making them the largest source of electricity generation in the country. Meanwhile, electricity generation from fossil fuels increased by 14 percent year-on-year, accounting for 48 percent of total production. ■
