More than 1.4 GW of new Austrian solar deployed in 2022

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Austria has installed 1.4 GW solar capacity in 2022. In 2021, the country deployed 740 MW of new PV systems, 341 MW in 2020, and 247 MW in 2019. If the revised projections for 2022 are verified, the country's total PV capacity reached 4.2 GW by the end of December.

The federal government of Austria devised a framework under a new renewable energy law (EAG) to accelerate photovoltaic growth, but much of the responsibility for implementation lies with the federal states. In Lower Austria, for instance, the state government increased the expansion target to 3 GW by 2030 but reduced the space for solar parks larger than 2 hectares.

List of the country updates

Country updates

  • December 05, 2022

    Energie Steiermark starts commercial operation of 17.2 MW solar project in Western Styria

    Energie Steiermark has started the commercial operation of the 17.2 MW solar photovoltaic project located in about 21 ha of land on a former coal mine in the municipalities of Baernbach and Rosen...

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  • October 31, 2022

    BayWa r.e. starts construction of 24.5 MWp Grafenwörth floating solar in Tulln

    BayWa r.e. has started the construction of the 24.5 MW Grafenwörth solar photovoltaic (PV) project located on an artificial lake in the namesake municipality of Tulln, the largest float...

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  • September 14, 2022

    Lenzing offtakes power from 5.5 MWp solar PV project in Styria

    The Lenzing Group has signed a 20-year power supply agreement with Enery and Energie Steiermark for a 5.5 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) project located in the region of Styria, Austria. Following commi...

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  • September 05, 2022

    EIB to finance extension of 42 MW wind project in Styria

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Osterreichische Bundesforste AG a loan to support the construction of four additional wind turbines to increase the capacity of the 42 MW Pretul wind pro...

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  • August 04, 2022

    OMV, Verbund commission 3.9 MWp solar project extension in Schoenkirchen

    OMV and VERBUND have commissioned the further expansion of the ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plant located in Lower Austria. Both OMV and Verbund have an equal amount of investment in this shared v...

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