By early December, approximately 1,030 megawatts of new solar power capacity had been built in Hungary in 2025. The country first exceeded 1 gigawatt of growth in 2022, and since then, it has managed to exceed this level every year. Of the nearly 8,300 megawatts of capacity, more than 5,000 megawatts have been installed in […]
In January-September this year, Hungary’s solar capacity increased by 997 MW, the Energy Ministry said in a post on social media on Monday. With current trends, it is certain that solar capacity will increase by at least 1 GW in 2025, making it the fourth year in a row when capacity increased by such an […]
Solar power accounted for close to 30% of electricity generation in Hungary in the first half of 2025, more than in any other country covered in a global report by international independent think tank Ember, the Energy Ministry said in a post on social media on Wednesday. The Hungarian figure is more than three times […]
Nestlé Hungária Ltd. has inaugurated a new solar park in Szerencs, NE Hungary, representing an investment of EUR 1.8 million, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) reports. The facility will generate approximately 1.5 GWh of electricity annually and marks the latest development in the operations of the Swiss company, which has been present in Hungary […]
In 2024, solar panels accounted for a quarter of Hungary's electricity generation, the highest share not only in Europe but in the world. The year before last, we ranked third in this comparison, behind Chile and Greece. According to a recent report by the independent international think tank Ember, Hungary's share of solar PV rose […]
On Tuesday, Hungary's green energy production reached new highs: according to MAVIR, the electricity system operator, industrial plants generated an all-time high of 3,747 megawatts (MW) in the quarter-hour starting at 11 am. Including domestic and captive power plants, the total solar generation was 6178 megawatts, the Ministry of Energy (EM) said on its Facebook […]
The retail chain Auchan Hungary and Nhood Hungary, which manages the Auchan shopping centers, will install solar panels worth EUR 20 million on the roofs of their buildings to increase the energy efficiency of their properties, the companies informed MTI on Tuesday. The investment started in the second half of 2022, as a result of […]
Under a recently signed contract, the electricity company E.ON will build a 4.6 MW small-scale solar power plant next to Bosch's factory in Hatvan, east of Budapest, strengthening both companies' commitment to sustainability. Robert Bosch Elektronika Ltd. of Hatvan and E.ON have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the E.ON Hungária Group will build […]
In a further step towards greener industry and a greener economy, the Hungarian government would rationalize the installation of solar panels in parking lots, the Ministry of Economic Development (GFM) told MTI on Tuesday. According to the statement, the Ministry will launch a public consultation on the installation of solar panels in parking lots, which […]
MVM Zöld Generáció [Green Generation] Ltd. has built a 23.97 megawatt (MW) peak capacity solar power plant with an investment of HUF 9.4 billion in the outskirts of Szeged with EU support. The company's business project director, Péter Bilinszky said presenting the investment that EU and domestic subsidies covered HUF 3.575 billion of the investment […]
Sunny spring weather has led to new records in solar power generation in Hungary, the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MAVIR) has announced. First on Friday, March 17, in the midday hours, 2,343 MW, and then on Saturday, exceeding this with a preliminary value of 2,362 MW (in the quarter hour between 11:30 […]
Since its foundation in late 2017, Napelem Szerelő Kft. [Solar Panel Installer Ltd.] of Szeged in SE Hungary has been helping to supply the Hungarian market with green energy with a steadily increasing performance, managing numerous subcontractors. The company, as Managing Director Rudolf Mészáros tells Diplomacy&Trade, is now expanding to Austria, where it will continue […]
The execution of the first green power purchase agreement on the Hungarian market, under which Nap Plc. will provide a part of the electricity needs of a production company in the long term, has started, the CEO of Nap Plc., Gábor Földvári, said at a press conference on Thursday. The so-called Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) […]
Solar FM Ltd. will produce a rotating support structure for solar panels. The company has won a HUF 1.5 billion grant for the almost HUF 3 billion investment in Komló, S Hungary, under the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (Ginop) Plus, which uses EU funding. According to the information provided to MTI by the […]
