Journal
ENERGY REPORTS
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages 2940-2949Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2021.05.021
Keywords
Energy policy; Sector concentration; Photovoltaic production; Spain
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- Xunta de Galicia, Spain [ED431C2018/48, ED431E2018/07]
- Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain [RTI2018-099225-B-100]
- Postdoctoral Program Xunta de Galicia, Spain [ED481B2018/095]
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This study analyzes the development of the photovoltaic solar energy market in Spain under economic crisis and institutional changes, finding that the incentive policy increased competitiveness and attracted small companies, although in recent years, there has been a gradual increase in large companies.
The economic crisis in Spain (2008-2012) led to a massive decrease in the feed-in tariff on photovoltaic solar energy production, which caused stagnation in the growth of this market. The objective of this paper is to analyze how institutional changes have affected the structure of the market; for this purpose, concentration and stability indices have been calculated. The analysis period is from 2004 to 2018 and data from 5,353 firms in the sector have been used. The results of the analysis show that the incentive policy increased the degree of competition and attracted mostly small companies. This was due to the profitability guaranteed by the premiums. Despite the progressive decrease in the number of companies since the cancellation of the premium policy, concentration in the sector is low. However, from 2016 onwards there has been an increase in the degree of concentration. This is because we are facing the beginning of a new photovoltaic boom in Spain, this time led by large companies, attracted both by a new legislative turn and by the low costs of photovoltaic technology. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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