Spain Eases Plan to Cut Subsidies for Solar Power

摘要

Spain will help ease sharp decreases in a generous subsidy scheme to solar power producers in one of the world's hottest markets, wrote Martin Roberts in the Guardian UK Online Edition. Energy Secretary Pedro Marin said on Tuesday, September 23 that the proposed limit on total capacity of new solar power panels entitled to subsidies in 2009 will be 500 megawatts, which compares to an earlier draft proposal to set the cap at 300 megawatts.rn"We have approved an additional 200 megawatts for ground-based installations to soften the change," Marin explained to reporters following a session with AEF, a key solar power lobby group. That raises the proposed cap on ground-based installations to 300 megawatts, and leaves the limit on roof-mounted panels entitled to receive subsidies at 200 megawatts.