
The Austrian government has decided to reduce the VAT for solar modules to 0% from January 2024.. The Austrian government has decided to reduce the VAT for solar modules to 0% from January 2024.. Austria’s on-grid solar panel market is experiencing significant growth. In 2022, over 1 GW of solar capacity was installed. Projections indicate an annual addition of 1.2 to 1.5 GW through 2030, aiming for a total of 13 GW to meet renewable energy goals.. The Solar Energy market in Austria is projected to grow by 13.50% (2024-2029) resulting in a market volume of 11.45bn kWh in 2029.. Austria generates a great deal of renewable power, over 85% of the total 73.25 TWh generated in 2023. Much of that is large hydropower (around 60%), but in the past several years, wind has grown to 11% and PV to over 7%. Most of Austria’s recent PV growth is in the residential segment, which accounts for over 90% of the added capacity.. The Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) has allocated €135 million for solar rebates in 2024. [pdf]
Not available in 2019 in Austria 3.7 Other utility-scale measures including floating and agricultural PV A 22,5,kWp PV AGRO System with 60 vertical bifacial PV-Modules was opened in Oktober 2019 on a agricultural area close to Vienna. The project will be supervised by the University of agriculture BOKU in Vienna.
4.2 Manufacturers and suppliers of other components Austrias capacity in PV inverter production is about 3,5 GW. Further expertise of Austrian companies lies in the development of high performance concepts for the production of solar glass, solar storages, switches and other electrical equipment.
The energy policy goal in Austria is set with 100% electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2040.
The Austrian PV market is still dominated by roof top installations, but 2022 for the first time a significant number of larger ground mounted PV systems were reported; nevertheless, more than 83,7% are still roof top, 1,3 % are building integrated (BIPV facade and roof) and 14,9% percent are ground mounted PV systems.
In Austria, the most important decisions regarding the commissioning of PV systems are the responsibility of the federal states. Even if the national targets are now ambitious - 21 TWh by 2030 and 41 TWh by 2040 - these must now be realised at state level.
The PV power systems market is defined as the market of all nationally installed (terrestrial) PV applications with a PV capacity of 40 W or more. A PV system consists of modules, inverters, batteries and all installation and control components for modules, inverters and batteries.

Greece’s Ministry of Environment and Energy has revealed a new €200 million ($215.3 million) subsidy program for solar projects and small storage systems in the residential and agricultural segments.. Greece’s Ministry of Environment and Energy has revealed a new €200 million ($215.3 million) subsidy program for solar projects and small storage systems in the residential and agricultural segments.. With a budget of EUR 200 million (USD 217.5m), the programme will enable households and farmers to install up to 10.8 kW of PV capacity and 10.8 kWh of battery storage, Energy Minister Kostas Skrek. [pdf]
Click here for the source article Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy has launched a €200m subsidy program for solar projects and small storage systems to encourage residential and agricultural segments to adopt renewable energy.
November 2023, Greece submitted its NECP with more ambitious and updated targets for renewables and solar: 23.5 GW for all forms of renewables, from which 13.4 GW came from solar power capacity. However, there is no roadmap or strategy at this time in regards to rooftop solar PV in particular.
Currently, probably the main reason that impedes solar development and that makes administrative procedures long and burdensome in Greece, including rooftop solar, is grid availability. In many areas, applications for solar rooftop PV are being rejected due to lack of electricity grid capacity.
Greece’s new solar-plus-storage scheme has a €200 million budget, which stems from the country’s post-pandemic recovery plan. Of this, €35 million of funds are for vulnerable households facing energy poverty.
In addition to subsidizing rooftop photovoltaics, the government has also enacted a EUR 100 million program for 120,000 solar thermal rooftop systems, with a subsidy level of 60% and a maximum support level of EUR 900 per household.
The scheme will be backed with funding from Greece’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. A guide to the programme is available on the Ministry’s website. According to the government’s estimates, beneficiaries of the scheme will lower their electricity bills by up to EUR 3,000 per year.

The first were installed in 2009, and are not associated with storage. The installed capacity is 13 MW, in particular via the Longoni power plant, inaugurated in 2010. Solar energy is the only renewable energy with significant development potential on the island; the wind potential (22 MW according to a study) would not lead to a significant production because the wind blows only 6 months per year. [pdf]
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