{"id":33260,"date":"2026-06-02T11:06:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/?p=33260"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:46:49","slug":"austria-to-reach-11twh-solar-power-generation-target-well-before-2030-forecasts-globaldata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/austria-to-reach-11twh-solar-power-generation-target-well-before-2030-forecasts-globaldata\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria to reach 11TWh solar power generation target well before 2030, forecasts GlobalData"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Austria to reach 11TWh solar power generation target well before 2030, forecasts GlobalData<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Austria\u2019s solar PV market has recently seen a rapid expansion in capacity. In 2023, the country added about 2.5GW of new solar PV capacity, bringing the cumulative total to approximately 6.2GW. By the end of 2025, that total had grown further to nearly 9.9GW of installed capacity. This places Austria well ahead of linear build\u2010paths needed to hit the 11TWh target comfortably before 2030, according to GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GlobalData\u2019s latest report, \u201cAustria Power Market Trends and Analysis by Capacity, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Regulations, Key Players and Forecast to 2035\u201d, reveals that the country\u2019s solar PV capacity is expected to reach approximately 17.3GW by 2030, while the generation from solar PV is estimated to rise to around 16.3TWh by 2030.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Austria is expected to continue adding around 1.4GW of new solar PV capacity annually from 2026 through 2030, despite delays in permitting, policy uncertainty, and supply chain pressures. Reaching the country\u2019s renewable targets will require accelerating rooftop PV deployment, simplifying regulations, upgrading grids, and pairing solar with sufficient storage and sector coupling to absorb midday peaks and stabilize output.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sudeshna Sarmah, Power Analyst at GlobalData, comments: \u201cStrong legal mandates especially via the Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz (EAG) are driving Austria\u2019s solar boom. Generous investment grants, \u201cMade in Europe\u201d bonuses, and support for rooftop\/open-space PV bolster financial viability. Meanwhile, falling PV module and system component costs combined with rising electricity demand make solar increasingly attractive. Rooftop and distributed systems are growing fast, benefiting from easier siting and permitting, and when coupled with battery storage, they offer flexibility that aligns well with daytime peak demand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The OeMAG Marktpreis scheme encourages PV developers to align production and investment with real market signals, thereby rewarding efficient project design, favorable siting, and effective integration. The switch increases predictability for small producers while gradually reducing dependence on fixed feed\u2010in tariffs, thus integrating solar PV more directly into Austria\u2019s broader electricity market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Marktpr\u00e4mie scheme and auctions enhance investor confidence and drive down per\u2010unit solar costs through competitive pressure, further accelerating PV deployment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarmah adds:<strong> <\/strong>\u201cBetween 2020 and 2030, Austria\u2019s investment in its power sector is expected to see a clear and sustained realignment toward renewables, with solar PV as the linchpin of that transformation. In the 2020-25 period, solar PV investment witnessed a surge, reaching a peak of nearly $4.4 billion in 2023 before moderating in 2025. Solar PV is expected to remain the dominant renewable investment during 2026-30.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the period from January 2024 through March 2025, Austria implemented a zero-rate value\u2010added tax for small PV installations and their associated storage systems, dramatically reducing upfront costs and improving returns on investment. Although it was abolished in early 2025 for new contracts, this temporary fiscal incentive played a critical role in lowering financial barriers during a crucial scaling phase.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"snk-section snk-section_xs\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container container-xs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row snk-textColumns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 snk-textColumn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"snk-textBlock\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarmah concludes: \u201cThe policy instruments\u2014market-based remuneration (Marktpreis), differentiated operational support (Marktpr\u00e4mie), direct investment subsidies (EAG subsidy calls), regional value incentives (Made-in-Europe bonus), storage integration, and favorable tax treatment create a multi-layered incentive architecture. They reduce both investment and operational risks, align producer behavior with market conditions, and foster local industry. In combination, these policies have been central to Austria\u2019s surge in solar PV investment and its trajectory toward 100 % renewable electricity by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00d6sterreich erreicht sein 11\u2011TWh\u2011Solarziel deutlich vor 2030, prognostiziert GlobalData. 2023 kamen 2,5 GW hinzu (6,2 GW gesamt), Ende 2025 rund 9,9 GW; bis 2030 werden ca. 17,3 GW Kapazit\u00e4t und 16,3 TWh Erzeugung erwartet, gest\u00fctzt durch EAG\u2011F\u00f6rderungen und Marktinstrumente.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":395,"featured_media":33257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_co_authors":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,24],"tags":[],"type_content":[918],"class_list":["post-33260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-markets","type_content-forecast"],"acf":{"homepage_featured_article":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33304,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33260\/revisions\/33304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33260"},{"taxonomy":"type_content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assetphysics.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_content?post=33260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}