Solar Energy Rollout Across EU Slows as Subsidies Are Cut

A report by SolarPower Europe says that the industry on the continent is set for its first year-on-year slowdown in more than a decade.

A European Union flag in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 1, 2023. Rueters/Yves Herman/

The European Union’s solar energy program is bound for its first annual slowdown in more than a decade, according to industry data released on Thursday.

The trend mirrors shifting political priorities across the 27-nation bloc as some countries scale back green measures or find their ability to sustain clean energy projects is stretched due to spending on defense and local industries.