Eurostat: Greece's increase in energy hits news record

In a report released here, the EU executive's statistics service said that energy consumption from renewable energy sources grew by 15.1 pct in Greece, from 14 pct in the EU-28. Greece also recorded the biggest percentage increase in the period 2004-2012, from 7.2 pct to 15.1 pct, followed by Sweden (38.7 pct to 51 pct), Denmark (14.5 pct to 26 pct) and Austria (22.7 pct to 32.1 pct) according to ANA-MPA

Sweden (51 pct), Latvia (35.8 pct), Finland (34.3 pct) and Austria (32.1 pct) recorded the highest energy consumption from renewable energy sources rates, while Malta (1.4 pct), Luxembourg (3.1 pct), the UK (4.2 pct) and Holland (4.5 pct) the lowest rates.

In the EU-28, the share of energy consumption from renewable energy sources grew from 8.3 pct in 2004 to 14 pct in 2012, while the target is to reach 20 pct by 2020. Greece has to raise its share of energy consumption from renewable energy sources to 18 pct by 2020.