Utility scale Zonne-Zon was good for about half of the new solar energy in Hungary last year, but with no new connecting permits for large-scale projects in the past two years, it is predicted that this market segment will delay in the coming years.
Hungary According to the figures of the Hungarian photovoltaic industrial association (Manap) in 2024 deployed in 2024.
The result is somewhat lower than the 2023 record year for the implementation of solar energy in Hungary, when over 1.6 GW was added and absorbs the cumulative capacity of the country to more than 7 GW.
JUN SZOLNOKI, President of Manap, said PV -Magazine Last year’s figures consisted of 362 MW installations under 50 kW, 322 MW of C&I installations and 729 MW installations on Utility scale.
Szolnoki explained that residential installations have fallen sharply, with reference to the end of the net measurement at the end of 2023, but added that non-input-in C&I installations grew behind the meter “because licenses were a little easier and the energy prices were still not low.”
Installations on Nuts scale continued to lead the Hungarian market last year thanks to the completion of projects in the pipeline, Szolnoki added, but he warned that the market segment was expected to delay in the coming years, because no new connecting permits have been protected in the past two years. He predicted between 1.2 GW and 1.3 GW will be added this year, followed by 900 MW to 1 GW in 2026.
When asked which legal changes can help improve the solar market of Hungary, Szolnoki suggested that the price cap for residential customers should be revised, “because it does not reflect market conditions at all.”
Last July, the Hungarian Government finished The discount schedule for residential solar installations. In October it was reported that the scheme would support 300,000 installations.
Earlier this year, the government accepted Proposing a package that is designed to make it easier to install solar panels on apartment buildings.
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