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Solar power in Hungary has been rapidly advancing. By the end of 2015

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...

had installed more than 159 megawatt (MW) of

photovoltaics Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercial ...

. The country's solar power capacity robustly grew to 2852 MWs by 2021. In 2021, the share of solar in electric power generation was the highest in the European Union at 11.1%.

Photovoltaics

Photovoltaics Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercial ...

(PV) are expected to grow dramatically in the next few years.

Solar PV deployment in MW _p since 2010

List of photovoltaic power stations

;Photovoltaic power stations (<10MWp)

Under construction and proposed solar parks

*PV Solarys;

Bátonyterenye Bátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád county, in Northern Hungary. The town is the part of the Novohrad-Nógrád Geopark. Bátonyterenye was created in 1984 by the unification of the three villages of '' Nagybátony'', '' Kisterenye'', and '' Sz ...

20 MW (''proposed'') *Mátra Power Plant; Bükkábrány 20 MW (''second quarter of 2019'') and Halmajugra (''proposed'') * Tiszaszőlős 11.6 MW (''second half of 2019'') * MOL Solar Parks; Füzesgyarmat,

Tiszaújváros Tiszaújváros (; sk, Nové Mesto nad Tisou) is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, south-east of Miskolc, near the river Tisza. History Tiszaújváros as a town owes its existence to the industrialization wav ...

and Százhalombatta 18.38 MW (''second half of 2019'') *Alteo Solar Parks;

Balatonberény Balatonberény is a village in Somogy county, Hungary, with a popular nudist beach. The country village had a population of 1,200 in 2011. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. History General history A late Bronze Age ceme ...

and Nagykőrös 7-7 MW (''2019 June'') *Photon Energy Solar Pakrs;

Fertőd Fertőd is a town in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, not far from Austria. Fertőd was formed when the towns of Eszterháza and Süttör were unified, in 1950. It is the location of one of Hungary's best known palaces, Eszterháza, whi ...

0.5 MW,

Almásfüzitő Almásfüzitő is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. During the Oil Campaign of World War II, the Almásfüzitő oil refinery was bombed by the United States Army Air Forces. Popular culture In the 2014 video game Metal Gear Solid ...

5.5 MW and Tiszakécske 5.5 MW (''second half of 2019'') *Solar Markt Solar Pakrs;

Söjtör Söjtör is a village of approximately 1500 people located in Zala County, in western Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the ...

3.1 MW, and

Kőszeg Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character. History The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Va ...

3.9 MW (''second half of 2019'')

Biggest owners

MVM Group MVM Group (Magyar Villamos Művek Zártkörűen működő Részvénytársaság, literally: ''Hungarian Electrical Works Private Limited Company'') is a Hungarian power company, the only one in the country responsible for the production, distribu ...

: :More than 5 MWp: Felsőzsolca, ''Paks'', Pécs, Visonta :Less than 5 MWp: *MET Power: Százhalombatta *Solar Markt: Csepreg, ''Kőszeg, Söjtör'', Vép *ALTEO Group: ''Balatonberény (7 MWp), Nagykőrös (7 MWp),'' Monor (4 MWp)

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