Report: Netherlands to achieve 4GW by 2020

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Exponential growth in the Dutch solar market will culminate in 4GW being installed by 2020, research claims.

A study by the National Action Plan for PV,an industry group of installers, utility companies and think tanks, says the growth will be a result of the fall in module prices and the liberalisation of the off-grid market in the Netherlands.

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The potential for long-term installation capacity is 100GW. At present, the Netherlands has a capacity of approximately 900MW.

In 2013, an estimated 60% of Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises are claimed to be already benefitting from unsubsidised off-grid solar power to generate electricity.

In addition, in 2020, the number of full-time jobs in the Dutch solar industry will rise to approximately 10,000 and in 2050 to about 40,000. At the end of 2012 the number was 1,500.

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