100% Growth in Two Years. Czech "Solar Boom" Set to Last Another 5 Years

Solar power plants in the Czech Republic are set for another record year—at least in terms of electricity generation. In the first half of the year alone, solar power plants generated one-fifth more electricity than in the same period last year, according to data from the transmission system operator. Compared with 2023, this represents a doubling.

The past two years have been a turning point for solar power plants in the Czech Republic. New solar capacity has begun to be added to the Czech grid in greater volumes. For the previous ten years, the sector had effectively "stood still" after the solar boom of 2009 and 2010 made it unpopular with the public and politicians.

New installed capacity over the past two years has been driven primarily by new, smaller rooftop installations on homes and businesses. Large solar parks (i.e. parks with capacity exceeding 10 MW) have so far largely remained on paper. Nevertheless, the capacity of solar resources connected to the grid has nearly doubled over the past two years, with sources totalling approximately 2 GW connected to the network.