Lobosillo Solar Park

Spain is one of the first countries to deploy large-scale solar photovoltaics, and is the world leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) production. Spain is also one of the European countries with the most hours of sunshine. In 2022, the cumulative total solar power installed was 19.5 GW, of which 17.2 GW were solar PV installations and 2.3 GW were concentrated solar power. In the same year, solar power accounted for 11.5% of total electricity generation in the country, up from 2.4% in 2010 and less than 0.1% in 2000. Solar deployment then accelerated sharply: Spain added 5.59 GW of new solar PV in 2023 and a further 6.64 GW in 2024, bringing cumulative installed solar PV capacity to about 32 GW (32, 043 MW) by the end of 2024. This made solar PV the country's largest technology by installed capacity, narrowly overtaking wind (32, 007 MW). Solar PV's share of total electricity generation continued to rise, reaching about 17% in 2024, up from 11.5% in 2022, although wind remained the single largest source of generation. Industry organization Solar Power Europe projects Spain will more than double its solar PV capacity between 2022 and 2026. The country initially had a leading role in the development of solar power. Generous prices for grid connected solar power were offered to encourage the industry. The boom in solar power installations were faster than anticipated and prices f

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