Solar energy in Poland is a rapidly growing sector of the country's renewable energy industry, driven by falling technology costs, government incentives, and increasing public interest in sustainable energy. Solar power is key to the Polish government's plan to produce 75% of electricity from carbon-free sources (renewables and nuclear) by 2040. As of May 31, 2026, Poland had a total of 26,871 MW in solar power grid-connected capacity.
In numbers:
Capacity: 21.794 GW ( 25.66% YoY; 63.53% of renewable; 30.09% of overall), Generation: 17.334 TWh ( 31.23% YoY; 38.29% of renewable; 10.38% of overall), Capacity factor: 11.15%.
Capacity . Generation and capacity factor .
, Poland's installed grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 21.8 GW, an increase of 25.7% over the previous year. Solar energy accounts for about 64% of the country's total renewable energy capacity of 34.3 GW and about 30% of its total installed power capacity of 72.4 GW. More than half of this solar capacityaround 12.2 GWis generated by over 1.5 million micro-installations operated by prosumers.
By the end of 2021, there were also around of installed solar thermal collectors which in Poland are primarily used for heating up household water.
Photovoltaics +Estimates of PV in Poland (MWpeak)2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420250.30.40.6111.81.83.44.229.9110176 270 526 1428 3656 7091 11063 15917 21721 25421
See also Energy in Poland Solar power by country
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