Solar Power Production Record Broken in Hungary

The peak of solar panel electricity production has been broken, with domestic solar power plants producing nearly 2,000 megawatts more than ever before on February 10, the Ministry of Energy told MTI on Tuesday.

Weather-dependent renewables accounted for more than a third of total domestic electricity consumption on the record-breaking day, the statement said. The increased use of domestically available energy sources strengthens Hungary's energy sovereignty. Green power generation also contributes to the achievement of climate neutrality targets.

The previous peak recorded by the Hungarian transmission system operator Mavir last summer, on July 13, 2022, was surpassed by 94 megawatts by last Friday's record of 1,953 megawatts, set at noon. On February 10, a total of 2,072 megawatts of weather-dependent renewable generation, mostly solar, covered 37% of domestic electricity consumption. This meant that some 240 megawatts of the record source were also available for export, they said.

“Thanks to state subsidies, the domestic use of solar energy has grown very rapidly in recent years. The installed solar capacity in Hungary exceeded 4,000 megawatts by the end of last year. This capacity is split roughly two-thirds to one-third between industrial-commercial and residential-scale plants," the statement said.