Electricity generated by broad fuel group; GWh and share of Northern Ireland total, 2024.
Northern Ireland’s electricity generation is divided by broad fuel group for 2024. The included segments reconcile to 8,770.7 GWh of total generation, and each share uses that country total. Fossil fuels is the largest source group at 55.7%, followed by Renewables at 44.1%. The smallest included group contributes 0.2% of generation.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fossil fuels | 55.7% | 2024 |
| 2 | Renewables | 44.1% | 2024 |
| 3 | Other fuels | 0.2% | 2024 |
Source 1: Electricity generation and supply in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, 2020 to 2024
Publisher: UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Dataset/table: Electricity generation and shares by fuel and UK country
Units: GWh and percent
Date checked: 2026-07-14
Evidence: Supports the broad fuel-group volumes, shares and total electricity generation for Northern Ireland in 2024.
Pumped storage and battery storage are reported separately from generation fuels. Renewables combine hydro, wind, solar, shoreline wave and tidal, and bioenergy.
The 2024 broad fuel-group values for Northern Ireland are taken from statistics 2a, and their shares are taken from statistics 2b. Zero-value groups are omitted from the visible composition.
Every segment uses the same DESNZ workbook, 2024 country total, fuel definitions and gigawatt-hour basis.
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