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Imminent comeback, imminent trouble

Once a European leader in PV deployment, the solar market in Czechia has slumbered for the last decade. Now, with growing public support and financing in place, momentum is building and a gigawatt-scale pipeline is taking shape. However, fresh challenges loom, as Marija Maisch reports.

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Marija Maisch

10 Jan 2023

“With current energy prices, even if the government launched solar auctions, there would be no interest from investors,” Jan Krcmar, chairman of the Czech Solar Association. | Photo: CSA

Arguably the most politicized and stigmatized energy source in Czechia, solar looks set for a long-awaited comeback. The nation’s first wave of PV growth came in 2019 on the back of a generous feed-in tariff (FIT). Almost overnight, Czechia became Europe’s third-biggest solar market, with some 2 GW of generation capacity. However, progress was nipped …

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