The Flanders region of Belgium installed at least 646 MW Zonne -Zon in 2024, so that the total installed capacity was brought to almost 7 GW. This month, the region marked its 1 millionth solar panel installation, powered by industrial roof projects.
In 2024, the Belgian region of Flanders deployed more than 646.19 MW Solar, shared according to provisional data by sector Federation Ode Vlaanderen.
While in 2023 he in the record year of the region for the implementation of solar energy, when More than 1 GW was installed, Ode Vlaanderen said PV -Magazine Last year’s figures are expected to exceed the 2022 figures when around 673 MW was installed. However, it will take a few months before the operator of the distribution system is aware of all installations.
Earlier this month, Flanders reached its 1 millionth installation of the solar panel, so that its cumulative capacity was absorbed to slightly less than 7 GW.
The provisional deployment figures for 2024 show that the installations under 10 KW delay last year, compared to 801 MW compared to 801 MW in 2023. However, larger installations in 2024 kept pace with the figures for previous years, with the extra capacity of installations Between 250 kW and 750 kW rise slightly.
Spend against PV -Magazine bee Interspring Last month in Ghent, Wannes Demarcke, a policy analyst for sector Federation Ode Vlaanderen, said that one of the most important factors of the solar market in Flanders last year was the solar mandate of the region that before June 30, 2025, companies in Flanders with an annual The consumption larger than 1 GWh must install solar panels. The InstallationDeadline has since been extended by nine months, but a binding contract is still needed for the original Deadline of June.
Demarcke said that this will remain an important driver in the coming yearSIn addition to obligations to achieve sunshots after the recently formed Flemish government increased the goal of 2030 for added solar energy from 8.9 GW to 10 GW. The new government has also said that it will investigate whether the solar mandate can be broadened for companies to a larger target group and a mandate for carports in certain types of parking spaces will consider.
With the housing market that slows, partly because of the large number of existing installations, Demarcke said that some attention will switch to the “difficult suitcases” for installations, such as the implementation of solar energy on several apartments, of which more than 900,000 people live throughout the entire region.
“Both the newly formed national government and the Flemish government will make legislative changes to support this, such as approval with a simple majority (instead of two -thirds) or the application of a partial exemption of taxes for sharing energy,” said Demarcke.
The Residential Solar Market of Flanders also adapts to become a subsidy-free market after subsidies for new installations ended in 2024, which, according to Demarcke, is the biggest reason for the deterioration of the market. He added that the last 400,000 net measuring consumers will receive a digital meter in 2025, after which their business cases will mainly rely on self-consumption.
Electricity detailer Fluvius works together with consumers to make the switch, and advises that the role of the digital meter is crucial for an electricity grid with growing solar, heat pump and electric cars.
Demarcke said that the shift brings an incentive for self -consumption, which could lead to consumers who want to recover existing systems by adding storage, energy management or more solar panels to their systems, which in turn should help reduce the number of negative electricity prices that were that on an upward trend in the past year.
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