2024 was another record-breaking year for European corporate PPA capacity having already broken the 10.8 GW record held in 2023. As of October 2024, Spain continues to lead this surge with approximately 11 GW contracted to date, followed by Germany at 6.7 GW, Sweden at 4.6 GW, the United Kingdom at 4.3 GW, France at 3.3 GW and the Netherlands falling to sixth place at 2.9 GW.

This growth underscores a robust commitment from European companies to decarbonise power procurement and facilitate additionality of new green generation in Europe. On a sector basis, information and communications technology (ICT) and heavy industry dominate corporate renewable energy procurement in Europe, with ICT in particular contracting 14.9 GW to date. Other sectors combined have so far contracted below 3.5 GW of renewables to date.

Despite the successes last year, high capital expenditures and interest rates have added pressure for energy suppliers to optimize revenues from both PPAs and the wholesale market.

On the side of renewable energy procurement, PPA uptake has been limited a level of market hesitancy and concerns around transparency and additionality.

The Renewables Procurement & Revenues Summit served as the European platform to connect renewable energy suppliers to the future of energy demand. This included bringing together a community of European off-takers, renewable generators, utilities, asset owners, and financiers.

The challenges ahead are complex, but through collaboration, innovation, and a shared vision, we can navigated uncertainties and worked towards forging a sustainable energy future. Let us harness our collective knowledge to advance the renewable energy agenda for 2026.