European countries revise energy and climate plans!

In recent months, several European countries have submitted revised National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP), with the EU's goal of increasing the installed capacity of 90GW of solar power by 2030.

SolarPower Europe pointed out in a recent research report that as of 2022, the EU has 208GW of solar installed capacity. According to the NECP submitted in 2019, the EU's goal is to achieve 335GW of solar installed capacity by 2030.

After 12 countries submitted the revised NECP, the EU's goal is to achieve 425GW of solar installed capacity by 2030, which is 90GW higher than the original. Eight countries will achieve the new 2030 target at least three years in advance.

Lithuania has significantly increased its target by over 500% in its revised NECP, reaching 5.1GW by 2030. Finland (133.3%), Portugal (126.7%), Slovenia (105.9%), and Sweden (117.9%) also achieved target growth rates exceeding 100%.

Spain has also updated its NECP, raising its target for solar photovoltaic power generation to 76GW (94%) by 2030.

In addition, four EU countries, including Estonia (0.4GW), Ireland (0.4GW), Latvia (0GW), and Poland (7.3GW), have achieved their 2030 solar energy targets. A total of 19 countries are likely to achieve the goals in the next five years, with Belgium (8GW) and Malta (0.3GW) expected to achieve the goals this year.

Italy (79GW), Lithuania (5.1GW), Portugal (20.4GW), and Slovenia (3.5GW) are likely to achieve revised targets between 2027-2030.

Previously, the European Commission set an ambitious goal of reaching 750GW of solar installed capacity by 2030. However, countries are currently raising their targets, and SolarPower Europe has stated that based on current trends, the EU's solar installed capacity will exceed 900GW by 2030.

Raffaele Rossi, Director of Market Intelligence at SolarPower Europe, said, "Our latest analysis shows that the government's view on solar energy has undergone a clear change. The goal is to go beyond convention and outline plans for a new energy system, so the current goal is still not ambitious enough