The REPowerEU rooftop solar initiative is the European Union’s strategic response to the continent’s energy vulnerability exposed during the 2022 gas crisis. Its central goal? Achieve over 600 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030, much of it sourced from urban rooftops..
The REPowerEU rooftop solar initiative is the European Union’s strategic response to the continent’s energy vulnerability exposed during the 2022 gas crisis. Its central goal? Achieve over 600 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030, much of it sourced from urban rooftops..
This device converts the panels’ direct-current output into the alternating current Europe’s grid expects, keeps voltage in check, and increasingly doubles as a tiny Internet-connected computer. Over the past decade, inverters from Chinese brands—Huawei, Sungrow, Growatt, Solis, Hoymiles, and a. .
China installed a record 60 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter of 2025 – the highest ever recorded in a first quarter in the country’s history, according to Rystad Energy research and analysis. Rooftop PV accounted for 60%, or 36 GW, of that total, marking. .
The bulk of EU solar power comes from building installations, which make up around two-thirds (over 220 GW) of current EU solar capacity. Despite a recent slowdown in the rooftop segment, it still provided close to 60% of Europe’s newly installed solar capacity in 2024, and the prominence of. .
China installed a record 60 GW of new PV capacity in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a surge in rooftop deployment ahead of updated grid-access rules, says Rystad Energy. It predicts that rooftop growth will continue, but new self-consumption mandates are reshaping regional development. .
The purpose of this update is to evaluate and report on the progress made by Member States in the deployment and facilitation of household rooftop solar PV since the original report published in May 2022. This update seeks to assess the impact of significant policy and regulatory changes in the EU. .
Discover how REPowerEU is transforming Europe’s rooftops into solar power hubs. Learn mandates, funding, and country-level execution plans. “In 2022, the EU made a bold promise: every suitable rooftop in Europe should become a mini power plant.” With the launch of the REPowerEU rooftop solar plan.
