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| Global overview of current political and regulatory initiatives to accelerate the expansion of photovoltaics in regions where grid constraints and market conditions limit further growth Arnulf Jaeger-Waldau1, Giovanna Adinolfi2, Ameni Boumaiza3, Jamie M.Bright4, Christof Bucher5, Hubert Fechner6, Sara Freitas7, Giorgio Graditi2, Ricardo Guerrero-Lemus 8, Bert Herteleer9, Vincent Krakowski10, Denis Mede11, Richard Perez12, Daniel Vázquez Pombo13, Angele Reinders14, Niclas Rhein15. 1European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.2Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy.3Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar, Qatar.4UK Power Networks Distribution System Operator, London, United Kingdom.5Bern University of Applied Science, Bern, Switzerland.6Austrian PV Technology Platform, Vienna, Austria.7Associação Portuguesa de Energias Renováveis, Lisboa, Portugal.8Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.9Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.10Hespul, Lyon, France.11Fraunhofer IEE, Kassel, Germany.12Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.13Electric Power Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland.14Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.15Energynautics GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany |
Abstract
Over the last two decades, grid-connected solar photovoltaic systems have increased from a niche market to one of the leading power generation capacity additions annually. In spring 2025 the total installed photovoltaic electricity generation capacity globally reached almost 3 TWp and it is expected that the annual market will reach 1 TWp towards the end of the decade. This development has significant implications for the economy, regulatory frameworks and energy policy. When the installed photovoltaic capacity exceeds the installed thermal capacity in a control region it is evident that incumbent electricity generators as well as grid operators try to limit the expansion of new photovoltaic electricity generation and the photovoltaic industry has to come up with solutions how to ease this problem. This paper gives an overview about the current situation in a number of IEA PVPS countries.
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