ENERGY FROM THE SUN 2023

International comparison

Information based on provisional data from January, 2024

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Spain ranks second in energy generated from solar technology and in installed solar capacity

With regard to solar capacity, Luxembourg is clearly the leading country with the highest percentage of installed solar capacity, with a value of 49.7 %. Spain, with a share of 20.4 %, occupies the eleventh place, above the average of the ENTSO-E member countries, which on 31 December 2023 was 18.7 %. In terms of MW of installed capacity, Spain is in second place, after Germany.

As for the contribution of this source with respect to total generation, Luxembourg is in first place, with 22.1 % of its production coming from the sun, with Spain in third place, coming after Greece and ahead of Estonia. In terms of GWh generated, Spain is in second place after Germany, with other Mediterranean countries at the top of the list.

Solar power capacity as a proportion of total capacity in ENTSO-E member states at December 31, 2023

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Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 26/01/2023. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, encompassing units with an installed capacity equal to or greater than 1 MW and referring to the power capacity available for System Operation, and therefore differ from the data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, which consider the total installed power capacity.

Solar power generation over total generation in ENTSO-E member states in 2023

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Source: data from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform dated 26/01/2022. These data are based on the criteria of Regulation (EU) No 543/2013, come from real-time systems, and therefore differ from the consolidated data used for the specific case of Spain at the national level, whose origin is the measurement system.

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