Solar power in the Czech Republic

Solar power in Czech Republic
Solar irradiation map of Czech Republic
Installed capacity5.5[1] GW (2025) (37)
Annual generation4.4[2] TWh (2025)
Capacity per capita504 W (2025)
Share of electricity14.7%[3] (2025)
Solar panels in Prague
Ralsko Solar Park, the largest solar power plant in the Czech Republic

As of 2025, solar power in the Czech Republic represented 14.7% of the total energy share,[3] with an installed capacity of 5.5 GW[1] and a generation of 4.4 TWh at the end of the year.[2] The country experienced a 12-year absence from new photovoltaic installations between 2011 and 2023 due to anti-PV campaigns that led to the feed-in tariff being reduced by 25%.[4] While it had almost two gigawatts (GW) of capacity at the end of 2010, of which almost 1,500 MW installed in the same year, it added less than 10 MW in 2011 and 109 MW in 2012.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 2014, no new installations were reported.

Photovoltaics installed
YearInstalledTotal
(MWp)		Generation
(GWh)		Source
20060.3130.843
20073.1183.961
20085154.674
2009411.2465.988.8[12]
20101,495.81,959.1615.7[13]
201101,913.42,182.0[14]
2012109.02,022.42,149.0[15]
2013110.42,132.42,070.0[16]
2014-82 [17]2,0502,121.7 [18][16]
201520 [17]2,070 [19]2,238 [18]
2016-40 [17]2,030 [19]2,134 [18]
201710 [17]2,040 [19]2,152 [18]
201810 [17]2,050 [19]2,331 [18]
201910 [17]2,060 [19]2,262 [18]
2020-10 [17]2,050 [19]2,160 [18]
20210 [17]2,050 [19]2,185 [18]
202230 [17]2,080 [19]2,368 [18]
20231,460 [17]3,550 [19]2,780 [18]
2024870 [17]4,420 [19]3,905 [18]
2025920 [17]5,330 [19]4,708 [18]
250
500
750
1,000
1,250
1,500
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025


Source: Photovoltaic Barometer:[16][15][12][13][14] Energy-Charts.info, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems[19][17][18]

Photovoltaic power stations
Photovoltaic power station Region Site co-ordinates Nominal power
(MWp)		 Production
(annual GW·h)		 Notes
Ralsko Solar Park[20][21]Liberec50°37′N 14°48′E / 50.617°N 14.800°E / 50.617; 14.800 (Ralsko Solar Park)38.3Completed December 2010
Vepřek Solar Park[22][23]Central Bohemian50°18′N 14°19′E / 50.300°N 14.317°E / 50.300; 14.317 (Vep%C5%99ek Solar Park)35.1186,960 modules, completed September 2010
Ševětín Solar Park[24][25]South Bohemian49°11′N 14°36′E / 49.183°N 14.600°E / 49.183; 14.600 (Ševětín Solar Park)29.902Completed December 2010
Bežerovice[26]South Bohemian3.013
Buštěhrad[26]Central Bohemian2.396
Čekanice[26]South Bohemian4.48
Dukovany[26]Vysočina0.01
Hrušovany[26]South Moravia3.733.7
Chýnov[26]South Bohemian2.009
Mimoň[26]Ústí17.494
Pánov[26]South Moravia2.134
Přelouč[26]Pardubice0.0208
Vranovská Ves[26]South Moravia16.033
Žabčice[26]South Moravia5.6

In 2003 a Czech-Austrian information and training center for solar power was founded in the village of Věžovatá Pláně in South Bohemia.[27] That same year Major Josef Mach claimed that the electricity from the Temelín nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic would be abandoned. He is known as one of the biggest Temelín opponents in the Czech Republic.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Czechia deploys 696 MW of solar in 2025". pv-magazine.com. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Study: Czechia continues to lag significantly behind in the EU in the use of solar and wind energy". europeannewsroom.com. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Turning to the sun: Solar rise in Central Europe" (pdf). Ember Energy. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ↑ SolarPower Europe (2024). EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2024–2028 (Report). Brussels: SolarPower Europe. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Market Report 2011". epia.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Photovoltaic energy barometer 2007 – EurObserv'ER" (PDF). eurobserv-er.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Photovoltaic energy barometer 2008 – EurObserv'ER" (PDF). eurobserv-er.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Photovoltaic energy barometer 2009 – EurObserv’ER
  9. ↑ Photovoltaic energy barometer 2010 – EurObserv’ER
  10. ↑ Photovoltaic energy barometer 2011 – EurObserv’ER retrieved 6 May 2012
  11. ↑ Photovoltaic Barometer
  12. 1 2 Photovoltaic Barometer 2010
  13. 1 2 Photovoltaic Barometer 2011
  14. 1 2 Photovoltaic Barometer 2012
  15. 1 2 "Photovoltaic barometer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-12.
  16. 1 2 3 EurObserv'ER (April 2015). "Photovoltaic Barometer - installations 2013 and 2014" (PDF). www.energies-renouvelables.org.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 energy-charts.info - New Capacity
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 energy-charts.info - Public net electricity generation in Czech Republic - select export and filetype xlsx.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 energy-charts.info - Installed Capacity
  20. ↑ "Eru - vyhledávač licencí". licence.eru.cz. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "CEZ Group - Ralsko". cez.cz. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "FVE Czech" (PDF). konsit.cz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Eru - vyhledávač licencí". licence.eru.cz. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Press: ČEZ building largest solar plant in ČR". praguemonitor.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Eru - vyhledávač licencí". licence.eru.cz. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "CEZ Group - Solar Power Plants". cez.cz. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Tschechisch-österreichisches Kooperationsprojekt: Neues Zentrum für Solarenergie in Südböhmen - Radio Prag". radio.cz. 3 September 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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