Solar Power
(asked on 20th March 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the capacity for solar energy generation is; and what his target capacity is in each year between 2025 and 2030.
Answered by
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
As at Q3 2024, solar generation capacity stood at 17.4GW.
The Clean Power Action Plan set out an ambition for a rapid increase in solar deployment to 45-47GW by 2030, with scope to exceed 47GW, subject to system need, noting the potential of rooftop solar to boost deployment.
The Government has not set a target for capacity each year to 2030. However, the Solar Roadmap will set out potential deployment pathways commensurate with the Clean Power 2030 ambition.