Good timing: annual solar PV installations in the EU leaping ahead: 41 GW this year, up 47% from last year's record 28 GW!
And a way broader base than the spike driven by German and Italian support schemes in 2011.
The 2022 market was led by Germany, Spain and Poland(!). The Netherlands at #4 with 4 GW added, ahead of France with its meager 2.7 GW, not even growing in a year of sky-high electricity prices. Italy at the same low level, but tripling its market compared to 2021.
In total, the EU now has 209 GW of solar PV installed. The top-6 all have more than 10 GW:
1. Germany 68.5 GW
2. Spain 26.4 GW
3. Italy 24.7 GW
4. The Netherlands 18.0 GW
5. France 16.1 GW
6. Poland 12.5 GW
Kees van der Leun
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