Analysis from SolarPower Europe concluded that EU countries are aiming to increase their 2030 solar target by 63%.
An analysis of currently available NECPs, as 12 of 27 EU member states submitted their revised plans, reveals that four EU member states – Estonia, Ireland, Latvia and Poland have already reached their solar target for 2030. 19 member states will most likely reach their target within the next five years. The final four will likely reach their goals between 2027 and 2030.
Despite an average ambition increase of 63%, eight member states will reach their new 2030 target at least three years early.
Croatia has increased its solar target by 25 % to 1 GW, while Slovenia more than doubled its 2030 target to 3.5 GW. Greece, whose previous target of 7.7 GW is expected to be reached next year, has upped the figure to 14 GW. Bulgaria and Romania did not submit their revised NECPs, but initial goal for Bulgaria of 3.2 GW should be reached next year, while Romania’s 5.1 GW target will be reached in 2025. From around 208 GW installed today, according to latest available targets, EU member states are aiming for 425 GW of solar capacity at the end of the decade.
The European Commission has set a target of 750 GW by the same year. According to the latest research, SolarPower Europe anticipates a most-likely scenario where over 900 GW of solar capacity will be installed in the EU by 2030.
