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Germany has granted approval to 2.2GW of ground-mounted solar projects in its latest round of auctions, up from 1.6GW in the previous round.

European countries’ expanded plans for solar PV deployments may be held up by a lack of grid infrastructure development, according to solar trade body SolarPower Europe (SPE).

According to Energie Commune, Belgium installed 1.8GW of new solar capacity in 2023, and pushing its total operating solar portfolio to 9.9GW.

Polish transmission system operator (TSO) Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) has planned to invest PLN64 billion (US$16 billion) in new transmission lines by 2034.

The German Bundesnetzagentur has published the results of a renewables auction, which saw tenders granted for 264MW of rooftop solar capacity.

Italy added 5.23GW of new solar PV capacity in 2023, according to trade body Italia Solare, the highest annual total since 2011.

Under a new set of PPAs, Statkraft will purchase power from Better Energy’s Krapkowice solar power plant for ten years.

The recommendation suggests a 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to the levels in 1990.

French land management firm Veolia has launched a project to build 300MW of solar capacity on its landfill sites in France.

Ecoener has announced a plan to build a 350MW renewables portfolio in Greece, which includes a 50MW solar PV plant.