At least 200 MW of solar added in Czechia this year, with hundreds more MW possibly in small-scale installations

According to statistics from the Energy Regulatory Office, licences for solar power plants with a capacity of 203 MWp were issued this year. In reality, however, the addition of new solar power plants will be even higher. The Energy Regulatory Office's statistics are based on granted electricity generation licences. However, sources with a capacity of up to 50 kW do not require a licence. These smaller sources may therefore not be included in the statistics.

After years of stagnation, the Czech Republic is reviving not only in terms of solar electricity generation, but also in terms of newly installed capacity. Last year was already a record year in this respect: according to statistics from the Solar Association, nearly 1000 MWp of new solar power plants were added over the full year.

The positive trend continued in the first half of this year, at least according to statistics from the Energy Regulatory Office, which publishes a list of electricity generation facilities in the Czech Republic that have been granted a licence.