The data shows a ranking of leading electricity utilities around the world based on their share of renewable capacity as of 20167 During this time, China General Nuclear had about a 31% renewable energy capacity.
Renewable energy in world’s leading electricity utilities Acciona, a Spanish electric utility, was originally a construction and engineering company but began to invest in renewable energies about 20 years ago. About 90% of Acciona’s total capacity was derived from renewable sources in 2017. In 2017, it operated almost eight gigawatts of renewable capacity, including wind, hydro, solar, and biomass.
Acciona (Spain) |
90 |
Invenergy (United States) |
54 |
E.On (Germany) |
50 |
Energias de Portugal (EDP) (Portugal) |
40 |
NextEra Energy (United States) |
36 |
Iberdrola (Spain) |
34 |
China General Nuclear (CGN) (China) |
31 |
Enel (Italy) |
18 |
China Guodian (China) |
18 |
China Three Gorges (China) |
11 |