Electricity from renewable energy nears 7-percent share

More than 6.8 percent of electricity consumed in the Czech Republic in 2009 was made from renewable sources of energy, according to government data released on Monday. The share is 1.6 percent higher than in the previous year. The total production of electricity from renewable energy rose by nearly a quarter to 4.67 million Megawatt hours. Analysts say that a plunge in energy consumption by industrial producers is the main factor behind the increasing share of electricity from renewable energy.

Author: Jan Richter