Europe

The 204MW Zwartowo solar power plant has entered the Polish balancing energy market, a first in the country, according to German PV developer Goldbeck Solar.

The UK government, through the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, has set a series of measures to decouple the electricity prices from gas market volatility.

The European Commission (EC) is reportedly “very resolved to take harsh steps” in its enforcement of cybersecurity laws in the solar energy sector.

ILOS Projects has upsized its structured credit facility to €450 million, as it targets more than 2GW of solar PV and BESS capacity across Europe by 2028. 

According to Ember's Global Electricity Review 2026, renewables accounted for 33.8% of global power generation in 2025.

Solar PV accounted for more than a quarter of total global energy demand growth in 2025, becoming the single largest contributor to new energy supply, according to the International Energy Agency.

Solar PV installations for the first three months of 2026 reached 1.4GW in Italy, according to data from trade body Italia Solare.

France remains an 'attractive' solar market, and a 'stable environment' for potential investors, according to Ksenia Dray.

The average price of a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) signed in Europe fell to €55.05/MWh (US$64.83/MWh) in the first quarter of 2026.

UK-based perovskite PV specialist Oxford PV has joined a British research project to develop electric vehicle-integrated solar technologies.