REPowerEU 3 years on: Commission takes stock of progress to phase out Russian fossil fuels
Date:
June 24, 2025
Marking 3 years since the launch of the REPowerEU Plan, the Commission takes stock of progress towards cleaner, more autonomous and affordable energy.
The plan set out measures to phase out Russian fossil fuels, while speeding up the clean energy transition with more emphasis on renewable energy, energy efficiency and saving energy.
As a result of EU measures, since May 2022
- Imports of Russian gas dropped from 150 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2021 to 52 bcm in 2024 – with the share of Russian gas imports falling from 45% to 19%.
- Crude oil imports from Russia are down from 27% to just 3% and coal imports reduced to zero.
- EU countries operating Russian designed nuclear reactors (VVERs) are increasingly turning to non-Russian alternatives.
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