Czech Republic Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Market Outlook 2025÷2034

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague. The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia and Moravia and a small part of Silesia. The population of the Czech Republic is 10,735,859 at the end of 2024, and 73.5 % of the population is urban. The total land area is 77,240 Km2 (29,823 sq. miles).

In the last few years, the Czech Republic has been the focus of investors’ interest. The political stability and predictability due to the NATO membership and the EU accession, the stable economic perspective and the growing credit rating of the country and its institutions were only some of the elements attracting the investors’ interest. External investors have been attracted by rapidly developing national industry, highly skilled workforce and significant new market.

By 2007, the Czech solar photovoltaic market was undeveloped, with only 4 MW of cumulative installed capacity. The favourable renewable energy law with a very attractive feed-in tariff led to an uncontrolled boom in solar PV installations without adequate government reaction between 2009 and 2011, when almost 2 GW of capacity was installed. In early 2011, the Czech government imposed a retroactive 26 % tax on the income of previously installed PV plants between 2009 and 2010, and this action brought panic and raised international scandal. A lot of concerned investors started court trials against the government. Also, the Czech Republic stopped feed-in tariff and subsidising photovoltaic installations completely from 1 January 2014, regardless of the size of the photovoltaic power plant. 

However, Renewable Market Watch™ registered that after a 6-year stagnation in the solar photovoltaic market in the Czech Republic since 2018, the activity in the small-scale residential and commercial segment increased. The Czech Ministry of Environment announced at the beginning of June 2021 the start of the RES+ program with an initial budget of CZK4.5 billion (€182 million, $216 million). This is a rebate scheme for the support of solar photovoltaic projects supported by the EU’s Modernisation Fund. The projects with a capacity below 1 MW and above 1 MW will be available to apply for funding through the competitive procedure.

The report provides a complete picture of the market situation, dynamics, current issues and future prospects. You will find more than 120 pages of valuable information in this unique, in-depth analysis of the Czech Republic's solar photovoltaic (PV) market and will receive an overview of how the military conflict in Ukraine and the European Union's efforts to achieve a significant reduction of Russian gas and other energy commodities import will impact it. With comprehensive market data, this report brings clear and concise insights to help investors in their decision-making process. As 2024 was a challenging year for the solar photovoltaic (PV) market industry, the time for making the right decisions during 2025 and the next few years is limited. The fast-changing market environment requires relevant and accurate information. For your convenience, we offer the opportunity for orders with customized report content. Reasons to buy this market report are, but are not limited to:

• Overview of the Czech political and economic environment
• Solar resource potential in the Czech Republic
• Financial Model and Analysis of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant investment in the Czech Republic (IRR, WACC, Payback, NPV, Cash Flow, etc.)
• Over 55 charts, tables and maps
• Overview of the Czech Photovoltaic Market Development 2014 ÷ 2034
• Grid-connected photovoltaic installations
• Future market trends and planned photovoltaic projects for 2025 ÷ 2034
• Market prices of fully permitted and operational photovoltaic projects
• The Czech Republic's legal and energy regulatory framework for renewable projects
• Key companies and competitive landscape in the photovoltaic sector
• Review of most relevant financing and supporting incentives
• SWOT Analysis (detailed in 5 pages)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
FOREWORD 8
1 METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS 9
1.1 Research Methodology 9
1.2 Forecast Software and Methodology 13
1.2 Limitations 13
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 14
2.1 Historical and Current Development Overview of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Market in the Czech Republic 14
2.2 Czech Republic Solar Resource Potential 14
2.3 Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Policies and Targets 15
2.4 Key Stakeholders Affecting Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Market Development in the Czech Republic 15
2.5 Market Drivers and Constraints 15
2.6 Recent and Pending Changes in Renewable Energy Law in the Czech Republic 16
2.7 Market Forecast Summary 16
3 CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. PEST ANALYSIS 17
3.1 Basic Country Data 17
3.2 Political Climate and Ruling Party 21
3.3 GDP and Economic Growth 21
3.4 Taxes 24
3.4.1 VAT 25
3.4.2 Income and Corporate Taxes 25
3.4.3 Exemption of excise duty 26
4 CENTRAL-EAST EUROPE (CEE) AND SOUTH-EAST EUROPE (SEE) POWER MARKET 27
4.1 General Electricity Market information 27
4.2 Photovoltaics (Solar PV) in Energy Sector 33
4.3 Single Electricity Market 36
5 CENTRAL-EAST EUROPE (CEE) AND SOUTH-EAST EUROPE (SEE) PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR PV) POWER MARKET 39
5.1 Market Overview 39
5.2 Cumulative Installed Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Capacity and Revenue 40
5.3 Annual Installed Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Capacity 42
5.4 Future Development Trends 42
6 CZECH REPUBLIC POWER MARKET 44
6.1 Electricity Transmission and Distribution 44
6.2 Electricity Consumption and Generation 46
6.3 Electricity Imports and Exports 50
6.4 Electricity Prices for Business and Households 51
6.5 Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Targets 52
7 CZECH REPUBLIC PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR PV) POWER MARKET 54
7.1 Why Invest in Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power in the Czech Republic? 54
7.2 Czech Republic Solar Resource Potential 55
7.3 Licensing Period Duration 56
7.4 Regional Substation Capacities for Solar PV Power Projects in the Czech Republic 57
7.5 Overview of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Market in the Czech Republic 58
7.6 Market Structure Analysis 59
7.7 Investment Trends and Development Roadmap 60
7.8 Competitive Environment in Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Market 61
7.9 Profiles of Key Players and Investors in Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Market 62
7.10 Cumulative Installed Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Capacity and Revenue 64
7.11 Annual Installed Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Capacity 66
7.12 Market Prices for Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Projects in the Czech Republic in Development, Ready to Build and Operational (Grid Connected) Condition 66
7.13 Key Cost Structure Elements of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant in the Czech Republic 68
7.14 Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power in the Czech Republic 69
7.15 Key Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Projects in the Czech Republic Under Development 70
7.16 Mergers and Acquisitions 73
8 DRIVERS AND CONSTRAINTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR PV) MARKET IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. SWOT ANALYSIS 75
8.1 Market Drivers 75
8.2 Market Drivers Explained 75
8.3 Market Constraints 76
8.4 Market Constraints Explained 76
8.5 SWOT Analysis 77
9 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR PV) MARKET IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 81
9.1 Financing Options of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Projects in the Czech Republic 81
9.2 Financial Model and Analysis of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant investment in the Czech Republic (IRR, WACC, Payback, NPV, Cash Flow, ETC.) 86
10 TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS 91
10.1 Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Technology Overview 91
10.2 Technology Trends 92
11 EUROPEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY LANDSCAPE 94
11.1 RES Regulations and EU Directives 94
11.1.1 Precedent EU regulations 94
11.1.2 Most recent EU renewable energy policy developments 95
12 CZECH REPUBLIC RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (RES) LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 96
12.1 Main Laws and Regulations 96
12.2 Support Schemes 97
12.3 Green Certificates Trading 97
12.4 Changes in Renewable Energy Law in the Czech Republic in 2020 98
12.5 Auction (Tender) Procedure for Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants in the Czech Republic 101
12.6 Zoning, Planning and Construction Related Authorizations 102
12.7 Environmental Related Authorizations 102
12.7.1 Natura 2000 Network 103
12.7.2 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) 104
12.8 Energy Law Authorizations 104
12.8.1 Power Generation Licensing and Unlicensed Power Generation Below 1 MW 104
12.8.2 Grid Interconnection 105
12.8.3 Feed-in Tariff (FIT) 107
12.8.4 Power Off-Take for Green Certificates 108
12.8.5 Power Off-Take under Auction (Tender) Scheme 109
12.8.6 Registers for Green Certificates (Guarantees of Origin) 109
12.9 Future Market Pricing Mechanisms 110
13 KEY STAKEHOLDERS AFFECTING PHOTOVOLTAIC (SOLAR PV) POWER MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 111
13.1 Government Stakeholders 111
13.2 Non-Government Stakeholders 115
13.3 Electricity Generation, Transmission System Operator (TSO) and Distribution System Operators (DSO’s) 116
14 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 124
15 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 126
16 REFERENCES 128
17 DISCLAIMER 130
APPENDIX I. SOLAR RESOURCE MAPS OF EUROPE AND CZECH REPUBLIC 131

Map 1: Where is the Czech Republic on the European Map 17
Map 2: Czech Republic Road Network 18
Map 3: Czech Republic Administrative Regions Map 20
Map 4: Czech Republic Electricity Grids Network 45
Map 5: Solar Irradiation and Solar Electricity Potential for Optimally Inclined Photovoltaic Modules in the Czech Republic 55
MAP 7: Czech Republic Natura 2000 Areas Map 103
MAP 8: Solar Irradiation and Solar Electricity Potential for Horizontally Mounted Photovoltaic Modules in the Czech Republic 131
Map 9: Solar Irradiation and Solar Electricity Potential for Horizontally Mounted Photovoltaic Modules in the Czech Republic 132
Map 10: Solar Irradiation and Solar Electricity Potential for Optimally Inclined Photovoltaic Modules in Europe 133

Chart 1: Czech Republic Real GDP Growth for the Period 2014 - 2034 in % (including forecast) 22
Chart 2: Czech Republic GDP Growth Compared to EU-27 for the Period 2014 - 2034 in % (including forecast) 23
Chart 3: Corporate Tax Income in Selected Central-East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) Countries 25
Chart 4: Physical Energy Flows Values in GW in Central-East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) in 2024 28
Chart 5: Breakdown of Electricity Production by Source Type in the EU-27 in 2024 (in %) 30
Chart 6: Average Base Load Electricity Price in Selected European Countries (€/MWh): 2014 - 2024; Renewable Market WatchTM 31
Chart 7: Forecast for RES Generation Capacity by Source Type in the EU to 2030 (in GW) 32
Chart 8: New Installed and Decommissioned Power Capacity by Source Type in the EU in 2024 (MW) 33
Chart 9: Age of Power Plants in Europe in 2024 34
Chart 10: Share of New Power Generation Capacities Added in the EU 27 in 2024 (MW) 35
Chart 11: Annual Installed Power Generating Capacity (MW) and Renewable Share (in %) 2014 - 2024 in the EU 36
Chart 12: Number of Filled Patents for Solar PV Technologies in CEE & SEE Countries 2014 - 2024, EPO PATSTAT 39
Chart 13: Cumulative Installed Capacity of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants (in MW) in Central-East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) 2014 - 2034, including forecast 40
Chart 14: Cumulative Revenue of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants (in Millions USD) in Central-East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) 2014 - 2034, including forecast 41
Chart 15: Annual Installed Capacity of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants (in MW) in Central-East Europe (CEE) and South-East Europe (SEE) 2014 - 2034, including forecast 42
Chart 16: Czech Republic Power Market Structure 44
Chart 17: Share of RES electricity from Total Installed Power Capacity in the Czech Republic in 2024 47
Chart 18: Czech Republic Total Annual Electricity Consumption (in TWh) 2014 - 2024 48
Chart 19: Czech Republic Power Generation Capacity Breakdown by Source (Fuel) Type in 2024 49
Chart 20: Electricity Imports and Exports in the Czech Republic 2014 - 2034 (in a million kWh), including forecast 51
Chart 21: Czech Republic Targets for Renewable Energy Sources by 2030 (in %) set by National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) 53
Chart 22: Chart: Number of Filled Patents for Solar PV Technologies in the Czech Republic 2014 - 2024, EPO PATSTAT 61
Chart 23: Cumulative Installed Capacity of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants in the Czech Republic (in MW) 2014 - 2034, including forecast 64
Chart 24: Cumulative Revenue of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants in the Czech Republic (in Millions EUR) 2014 - 2034, including forecast 65
Chart 25: Annual Installed Capacity of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plants in the Czech Republic (in MW) 2014 - 2034, including forecast 66
Chart 26: Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power and Other Renewable Technologies in the Czech Republic by 2030 (in €) 68
Chart 27: Czech Republic SEFF Structure 80
Chart 28: Cumulative Cash Flows and Break-Even Point of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant Investment in the Czech Republic 87
Chart 29: Photovoltaic (Solar PV) System Price Evolution (€/Wp) 2004 - 2024 90
Chart 30: Market Shares by Sales of the Distribution System Operators (DSOs) in the Czech Republic in 2024 114

Table 1: Electricity Prices for Businesses and Households 52
Table 2: Support Schemes for RES Generation in the EU Countries and the Czech Republic 54
Table 3: Market Prices for Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Projects in the Czech Republic for 2025 - 2034 in Development, Ready to Build and Operational (Grid Connected) Condition (2025 Update) 67
Table 4: Key Cost Structure Elements of Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant in the Czech Republic in 2025 68
Table 5: Database with Major Operational, Under Construction and Planned Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Projects in the Czech Republic 70
Table 6: Key Financial Parameters of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant Investment in the Czech Republic 85
Table 7: Key Financial Viability Indicators of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant Investment in the Czech Republic (IRR, NPV, Payback, Benefit-Cost) 85
Table 8: Project Costs and Savings (Income) Summary of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant Investment in the Czech Republic 86
Table 9: Yearly Cash Flows of 50 MW Photovoltaic (Solar PV) Power Plant Investment in the Czech Republic (Pre-tax, After-tax, Cumulative) 87
Table 10: Crystalline Module Price Trend in 2025 91