The Czech Republic had almost two gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic capacity at the end of 2010, but installed less than 10 megawatts (MW) in 2011 due to the feed-in tariff being reduced by 25%, after installing almost 1,500 MW the year before. Installations increased to 109 MW in 2012. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In 2014, no new installations were reported.
Year | Installed | Total (MWp) | Generation (GWh) | Source |
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2006 | 0.313 | 0.843 | ||
2007 | 3.118 | 3.961 | ||
2008 | 51 | 54.674 | ||
2009 | 411.2 | 465.9 | 88.8 | [8] |
2010 | 1,495.8 | 1,959.1 | 615.7 | [9] |
2011 | 0 | 1,913.4 | 2,182.0 | [10] |
2012 | 109.0 | 2,022.4 | 2,149.0 | [11] |
2013 | 110.4 | 2,132.4 | 2,070.0 | [12] |
2014 | -82 [13] | 2,050 | 2,121.7 [14] | [12] |
2015 | 20 [13] | 2,070 [15] | 2,238 [14] | |
2016 | -40 [13] | 2,030 [15] | 2,134 [14] | |
2017 | 10 [13] | 2,040 [15] | 2,152 [14] | |
2018 | 10 [13] | 2,050 [15] | 2,331 [14] | |
2019 | 10 [13] | 2,060 [15] | 2,262 [14] | |
2020 | -10 [13] | 2,050 [15] | 2,160 [14] | |
2021 | 0 [13] | 2,050 [15] | 2,185 [14] | |
2022 | 30 [13] | 2,080 [15] | 2,368 [14] | |
2023 | 1,460 [13] | 3,550 [15] | 2,780 [14] | |
Source: Photovoltaic Barometer: [12] [11] [8] [9] [10] Energy-Charts.info, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems [15] [13]
Photovoltaic power station | Region | Site co-ordinates | Nominal Power (MWp) | Production (Annual GW·h) | Notes |
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Ralsko Solar Park [16] [17] | Liberec | 50°37′N14°48′E / 50.617°N 14.800°E | 38.3 | Completed December 2010 | |
Vepřek Solar Park [18] [19] | Central Bohemian | 50°18′N14°19′E / 50.300°N 14.317°E | 35.1 | 186,960 modules, completed September 2010 | |
Ševětín Solar Park [20] [21] | South Bohemian | 49°11′N14°36′E / 49.183°N 14.600°E | 29.902 | Completed December 2010 | |
Bežerovice [22] | South Bohemian | 3.013 | |||
Buštěhrad [22] | Central Bohemian | 2.396 | |||
Čekanice [22] | South Bohemian | 4.48 | |||
Dukovany [22] | Vysočina | 0.01 | |||
Hrušovany [22] | South Moravia | 3.73 | 3.7 | ||
Chýnov [22] | South Bohemian | 2.009 | |||
Mimoň [22] | Ústí | 17.494 | |||
Pánov [22] | South Moravia | 2.134 | |||
Přelouč [22] | Pardubice | 0.0208 | |||
Vranovská Ves [22] | South Moravia | 16.033 | |||
Žabčice [22] | South Moravia | 5.6 |
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