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The Danish government has reached a new strategy for solar power, as relevant actors in the Danish solar panel market has raised concerns and issues in the current legal framework. In order to ensure the green transition in Denmark, the Danish government therefore seek to streamline and ensure the legal and administrative structure is set up correctly for developers and financing parties when it comes to solar panels.
As part of its green transition, the Danish government has issued its new strategy on solar power. The current level of solar panels in Denmark has tripled since the beginning of 2020, and the Danish government seeks to continue such to meet the goals of 2030.
The strategy is a part of the Danish ambition to launch its initiatives on green power and heating from sustainable sources as relevant actors in the solar panel market has requested the regulation on solar panels to be adjusted in order to get up to speed. Therefore, the main purpose of the strategy is to remove or reduce administrative hurdles for projects entailing green initiatives, specifically solar powered ones, already being politically agreed but are experiencing difficulties from a developing/administrative perspective.
The government has raised five focus areas being 1) fast tracking the green transition, 2) Solar panels in the countryside, 3) Solar panels on roofs, 4) Solar panels on public roofings, and 5) small energy cooperatives. The main reason for these focus points is that the current legal framework for solar panels did not provide for appropriate financing. On financing, the rules especially look to giving easier access to leasing solar panels on roofings.
It is the ambition of the government to continue the current market driven development of green initiatives, including solar panels, and the strategy is intended to assist such developments and ensure that no abundant regulation obstruct the initiatives. Industry associations welcome the strategy and desire to streamline the process for green initiatives, however they still request further initiatives in order to ensure further developments. The rules described in the strategy are expected to be presented at the Danish Parliament in the fall of 2024.