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<strong>Susta<strong>in</strong>ability</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Dutch</strong> <strong>Power</strong> <strong>Sector</strong><br />

Fact Sheet Series – Update 2009<br />

Nuclear n/a 0 0 77,162 n/a n/a 46,200<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r n/a 2,039 0 3,965 n/a n/a 0<br />

Total n/a 18,536 9,500 225,494 n/a n/a 179,100<br />

* Incomplete <strong>in</strong>formation; SOMO compilation based on company data<br />

Table 40 reflects <strong>the</strong> fuel mix of <strong>the</strong> electricity generated by <strong>the</strong> companies. It shows that<br />

newcomer Dong Energy has <strong>the</strong> highest percentage of electricity generated from renewables<br />

(25%), closely followed by Vattenfall / Nuon (24%). Interest<strong>in</strong>gly, Eneco only generated<br />

15.8% of its electricity from renewable sources, which is a much lower percentage than<br />

would be expected from its <strong>in</strong>stalled capacity (46.5%). Relative figures could not be<br />

calculated for Delta and GDF Suez / Electrabel s<strong>in</strong>ce no figures were available, or for RWE /<br />

Essent s<strong>in</strong>ce only partial <strong>in</strong>formation could be ga<strong>the</strong>red.<br />

Table 40: Fuel mix of electricity generated <strong>in</strong> Europe by company, <strong>in</strong> percentage, 2008<br />

Fuel type Delta Dong Eneco E.ON GDF Suez/<br />

Electrabel<br />

RWE /<br />

Essent<br />

Vattenfall /<br />

Nuon<br />

Renewable n/a 25.0 15.8 11.2 n/a n/a 24.0<br />

Natural gas n/a 9.0 84.2 18.0 n/a n/a 5.0<br />

Coal (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g n/a 55.0 0.0 34.9 n/a n/a 44.0<br />

lignite)<br />

Nuclear n/a 0.0 0.0 34.2 n/a n/a 26.0<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r n/a 11.0 0.0 1.8 n/a n/a 0.0<br />

Total n/a 100 100 100 n/a n/a 100<br />

SOMO compilation based on company data<br />

Figure 26: Electricity generated from renewables <strong>in</strong> Europe, by company, 2008<br />

Percentage of electricity generated from<br />

renewables<br />

100%<br />

90%<br />

80%<br />

70%<br />

60%<br />

50%<br />

40%<br />

30%<br />

20%<br />

10%<br />

0%<br />

Delta<br />

Dong<br />

Eneco<br />

E.ON<br />

GDF Suez/Electrabel<br />

RWE/Essent<br />

Vattenfall/Nuon<br />

Renewable<br />

Non-renewable<br />

SOMO compilation based on company data<br />

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