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Solar power in Italy
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<p>Solar power is an important contributor to electricity generation in <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>, accounting for 11.8% of total generation in 2023, up from 0.6% in 2010 and less than 0.1% in 2000. </p><p>Total installed solar power capacity in the country reached 30.3 GW at the end of 2023. Current (2023) government plans are targeting solar PV capacity to rise to 79 GW by 2030. </p><p>Like most countries, solar power usage in Italy was minimal before the 21st century. During the 2000s, however, Italy was the third country after Germany and Spain to experience an unprecedented boom in solar installations after actively promoting the energy source through government incentives. Solar capacity growth slowed in the 2010s, due to cessation of governmental subsidy programmes, but installations have picked up in the 2020s. </p>