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EU solar energy rollout declines for first time in decade as subsidies cut
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 24 – EU solar installations are set to drop 1.4% in 2025 due to subsidy cuts and a 60% collapse in residential rooftop solar in key member states, SolarPower Europe reported.
- SolarPower Europe reported that the EU solar market will shrink by 1.4% in 2025, marking its first annual decline since 2015.
- This downturn follows a residential rooftop solar collapse due to withdrawn incentives in key countries like Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany.
- Despite rooftop declines, utility-scale solar installations remain strong and are expected to represent half of new additions this year.
- Solar generated 22% of EU electricity last month, and Dries Acke said, “the symbolism is big,” urging improved policies for electrification and storage.
- The slowdown threatens the EU’s 2030 climate goal of 750 GW solar capacity, which requires nearly 70 GW annual additions but current trends lag around 65 GW.
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The EU’s solar power market is set to register this year its first annual decline in capacity rollout since 2025, amid the withdrawal of incentive schemes for rooftop solar in key markets, industry association SolarPower Europe said in a mid-year analysis on Thursday. Current forecasts point to the EU installing 64.2 gigawatts (GW) this year, down by 1.4% compared to 65.1 GW installed in 2024. That’s despite estimates that solar output in Euro…
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