Solar Data & Benchmarks
for Europe
CAPEX, OPEX, LCOE, PPA, performance and risk: useful benchmarks to compare European solar markets and support investment decisions.
📊 Solar Dashboard
Spot electricity price 🇫🇷
48.5
€/MWh — France day-ahead
RTE / EPEX Spot
Solar LCOE EU
40–55
€/MWh
BNEF / Fraunhofer ISE
EU PV Capacity
406
GW
SolarPower Europe
PV Module price
0.09–0.11
€/Wp (TOPCon)
PV InfoLink / BNEF
📰 News & Market Watch
Analysis and solar market trends
EU: 406 GW installed, but contraction ahead
The EU exceeded its 380 GW target with 406 GW by end of 2025. But SolarPower Europe warns of a 2026-2027 slowdown: residential dropped from 28% to 14% of the market. Return to 2025 levels expected only by 2030.
Source: SolarPower EuropeSolar LCOE: -97% since 2010, another -30% by 2035
BloombergNEF forecasts an additional 30% drop in solar LCOE by 2035. Despite an anomalous 6% rise in 2025 ($39/MWh), solar remains the world's most competitive power source.
Source: BloombergNEF, Wood MackenzieFrance PPE3: 54-59 GW of PV by 2030
France's new energy plan (PPE3), published in February 2026, targets 54-59 GW of installed PV by 2030 and up to 98 GW by 2035. France connected a record 5.9 GW in 2025 (+28% vs 2024), bringing total capacity to 31 GW.
Source: French Ministry of Energy TransitionKey Solar Figures
406 GW
EU Capacity
+65 GW in 2025
2.2 TW
Global Capacity
+600 GW in 2024
800k+
EU Solar Jobs
SolarPower Europe 2024
€45
LCOE /MWh
-89% since 2010
Sources: RTE, IRENA, SER, Observ'ER 2024
Data Hub
European solar benchmarks compiled from institutional public sources
CAPEX Europe
Investment costs by country and segment
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Levelized cost of solar energy
PPA Prices Europe
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Cost of capital by country
OPEX Europe
O&M costs and maintenance
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Bernard Pugnet
Solar Finance, Risk & Performance
Senior finance, risk and performance professional, now focused on solar asset analysis, project metrics and European markets. Data on this site is compiled from institutional public sources.
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