Among the top 10 markets with the strongest growth prospects is the Greek solar energy market according to Solar Power Europe forecasts for the period 2020-2024.
In the best case scenario, the installed solar power in the Greek energy system is expected to exceed 5 GW by 2024, while the corresponding forecast in the “medium” and “low” scenario is approximately> 4 GW and> 3 GW, respectively, as shown in the following table.
Looking at the data available for 2020, Poland is the “protagonist” of the year in the European market, reaching 2.2 GW of new power on an annual basis – almost 3 times more than the 823 MW it counted in 2019. This number ranks Poland in fourth place among other European markets, behind Germany (4.8 GW of new power in 2020), the Netherlands (2.8 GW) and Spain (2.6GW).
As noted in a relevant announcement of Intersolar, following the above results, all the “eyes” of the photovoltaic industry are focused on the Polish market, as all the signs “testify” and confirm strong growth prospects.
An interim, more conservative forecast for the European market by SolarPower Europe estimates that the Polish market will grow by 35% per year, ie available photovoltaic power 8.3 GW by 2024.
“In Poland, photovoltaics thrive at every level – from private and commercial photovoltaic roof systems to large-scale installations,” said Dr. Poland, President of the Association of Photovoltaics in Poland (PV Poland). Stanislaw Pietruszko. According to the Association, the number of registered small-scale systems – less than 50 kW – with an average power of 6.5 kW increased from 155,000 (992MW) at the end of 2019 to 457,000 (3 GW) at the end of 2020.
In fact, these systems represent 75% of the total installed solar power in the country. At the same time, large-scale 4 GW photovoltaics have already been approved for grid connection, further confirming development estimates.
In a webinar of Intersolar Europe, Andrzej Kazmierski, Deputy Director of the Low Emission Economy Department of the Polish Ministry of Economy, held in late March, stated that the current amount of photovoltaics in the country is estimated at 2.2 billion euros in industry and 8,000 jobs.
To further develop the solar market, the Polish government has launched a number of financing programs such as My Current (€ 230 million) and Agroenergia (€ 50 million), which cover both small-scale and large-scale projects. .
