The EU will add 69GW of solar and wind capacity in 2023, representing a 17% of increase year-on-year according to the EU's latest report presenting the REPowerEU plan progress one year after its launch
This article will cover both the rooftop and large-scale PV segments in more detail, with the shift from net-metering to net-billing and the stagnancy over pricing in large-scale auctions.
With just 2GW of solar installed at the end of 2019, Poland has seen a meteoric rise towards becoming the third largest solar PV market in Europe in terms of installations.
Polish renewable energy investor Lewandpol Group has secured a loan agreement worth zł 90 million (US$20.7 million) for a 200MW solar and wind energy project in the country.
The latest round of renewable energy auctions in Poland has allocated approximately 486MW of solar PV capacity and seen just three of a proposed seven auctions settled successfully.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed separate agreements with Polish state-owned utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Czech energy utility company ČEZ to help modernise the distribution networks of both countries.
