ENERGY PROFILE Sweden
Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion of a
View DetailsA total of 460 MW of solar power was installed in Sweden during the first half of the year, which corresponds to an additional electricity production equivalent to the annual consumption (5,000 kWh/year) of 80,000 villas with geothermal heating. Also see: Further growth of the Swedish PV market
Adding an estimated 22.3 MW of off-grid systems, Sweden reached a total of 4,830.7 MW of installed PV capacity by the end of 2024. PV electricity generation, including self-consumed PV electricity, was estimated at 4,087 GWh, representing 2.4% of total electricity consumption.
Hydroelectric power accounts for more than half of Sweden's electricity production. More than 1900 hydroelectric power stations operate across the country. Forty-five produce 100 MW and over, 17 produce 200 MW and over, and 5 produce 400 MW and over.
The share of renewable electricity use is high in Sweden. Hydro, wind, and solar power together accounted for 49.8% of the electricity produced in the country in 2014. When measured against national electricity consumption, the share rises to 55.5%.
Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion of a
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Data and analysis including a list of solar power in every country in
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Renewable energy capacity in Sweden has been growing steadily during the past decade. From 2010 to 2023, the total renewable capacity installed in the country increased from 22.7
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Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. Within the context of the European Union''s 2009 Renewables Directive, Sweden was working towards reaching a 49% share of renewable energy in gross final consumption of energy - electricity, heating/cooling, and transportation - by 2020. Eurostat reported that Sweden had already exceeded the Directive''s 2020 target in 2014 reaching 52.6
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Data and analysis including a list of solar power in every country in the world, countries with the most solar power, and countries that generate the highest percentage of their electricity from solar power.
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Sweden has surpassed its solar energy target of 2.2 GW and is now aiming for 6.6 GW in the revised NECP draft, though overall renewable energy contributions are pending as the Renewable Energy
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At the end of 2024, 293,019 grid-connected PV systems were in operation in Sweden. The average PV system size was approximately 16.4 kW, illustrating that the market continues to be dominated by
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The Sweden Solar Energy Market size worth 6.63 gigawatt in 2026 is growing at a CAGR of 10.56% to reach 10.99 gigawatt by 2031. Exeger Sweden AB, Vattenfall AB, Svea Solar AB, Eneo
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1) On-grid solar power including measured production of electricity supplied to the grid and estimated self-consumption of electricity by the producer, excluding off-grid production.
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Historically, the average for Sweden from 2000 to 2023 is 0.43 million kilowatts. The minimum value, 0 million kilowatts, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 3.49 million kilowatts was recorded in
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In 2023, Sweden''s largest solar park was an 18MW facility in Skurup built by solar developer Alight AB, which produces energy for Martin & Servera. [33] In September 2025 Hultsfred Solar Farm in
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A total of 460 MW of solar power was installed in Sweden during the first half of the year, which corresponds to an additional electricity production equivalent to the annual consumption
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