Subsidy-Free Solar: A Blueprint from Czech Republic

Synopsis

As the rest of Europe begins to grapple with the reality of subsidy-free solar, the Czech Republic offers valuable insight. With no CfDs, auctions, or feed-in schemes, Czech developers have spent years proving that utility-scale PV can survive on market terms alone.

•  The route to making solar viable without offtake guarantees
• How have investors and project economics adapted? What technical and financial innovations have emerged?
• Avoiding overbuild and “stranded” generation in a pure-merchant market
• Lessons for governments and associations on how to prepare for and support a functioning subsidy-free market