What is the potential of photovoltaic energy in Slovenia?

Slovenia offers great potential for exploiting photovoltaic energy due to evenly spread solar irradiation. The first photovoltaic power plant in Slovenia was set up in 2001. At the end of 2017, 4,231 photovoltaic power plants had been installed in Slovenia with a total power of 267 MW.

How many solar power plants are there in Slovenia?

In 2022, 12,698 solar power plants with a total capacity of 227.6 megawatts (MW) were connected to the grid in Slovenia and 18,034 solar power plants with a total capacity of 411.8 MW in 2023. In total, 49,092 solar power plants with a total capacity of 1,104.5 MW were in the system on 31 December 2023.

How many solar power plants are there in 2023?

In total, 49,092 solar power plants with a total capacity of 1,104.5 MW were in the system on 31 December 2023. In the last two years, two-thirds of the country's solar power generation installations have been connected to the grid.

Where can a solar power plant be set up?

The rules, introduced by a government regulation, also set out where it is possible to set up solar power plants. These will be allowed on existing buildings, facades, balconies and car parks regardless of their size as well as in the wide areas of roads, railways, electricity production facilities and landfills.

Will new buildings have solar panels installed in Iga Intihar?

The Prapretno solar plant. Photo: Žiga Intihar New buildings with a roof area over 1,000 square metres and new car parks with a surface area exceeding that size will as a rule have to have solar panels installed under new rules that came into force on 13 April.

Should solar power plants be built outside a building land?

For any bigger solar power plants outside building land, spatial plans will still have to be changed, and the public will have to be included in such procedures. The law and regulation were required to enable Slovenia to draw funds from the EU mechanism for post-pandemic recovery. Many issues still open