From near zero to the European forefront: Hungarian renewable energy output has increased tenfold in ten years
10 GW within reach
According to early September data from MAVIR,
the total installed capacity of renewable energy producers in Hungary increased to 9,002.6 MW.
On an annual basis, 860.3 MW of additional renewable capacity has been installed in Hungary so far compared to 2024. For context: in 2015, the total capacity of these power plants (including small-scale household power plants (HMKE) and industrial captive power plants (CPP)) was 839.9 MW. This means that domestic renewable capacity has increased more than tenfold in 10 years.
According to statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), between 2015 and 2024, Hungary saw the largest increase in installed renewable energy capacity in Europe, growing more than eightfold.
Solar power systems are the most prominent, with 8,116.5 megawatts, followed by biomass-biogas (444.5), wind (325.1), water (62.49), waste (49.4), and geothermal (2.7). The exceptional performance of solar panels can be attributed to the proliferation of small household power plants (HMKE), the majority of which are solar panels. Notably, this year marked a historic first for the country, with Hungary achieving 14 consecutive days as a net electricity exporter.
Cover photo: Facebook page of Hungary's Ministry of Energy
