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Effective 31 January 2025, Government Decree No. 7/2025 has revised the feed-in-tariff rates for renewable power plants that are part of the feed-in-tariff ("FiT") system in Hungary.

RES financial incentive scheme in Hungary – Impacts on the regulatory and investment environment of the development of photovoltaic power plants

April 2025 – Sustainable energy production is playing an increasingly significant role in Hungary's energy policy. As part of this initiative, the Hungarian government's recently launched Jedlik Ányos Energy Program...

At the end of September, the long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2023/1804) on the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU ("AFIR")...

The expansion of renewable energy sources, particularly photovoltaic (PV) systems, has been a cornerstone of Hungary's strategy to diversify its energy portfolio and achieve sustainability objectives.

The sale of the generated electricity by renewable energy generators through market-based long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) is a fairly new phenomenon in the Hungarian electricity market.

Hungary has joined the EU's Tripartite Agreement for Energy Storage, committing to develop 700 MW of new storage capacity by 2028. This strategic move strengthens the country's energy sovereignty, accelerates renewable integration, and supports grid stability while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

By introducing a new concept of guarantees of origin on 17 August 2013, positive changes took place in the certification of renewable sources of electricity in Hungary.

On 14 August 2023 the Hungarian Government issued Gov. Decree 382/2023 ("Decree") establishing the legal framework for the implementation and functioning of the new Contracts...

The Hungarian Government has intervened on the energy markets by preventing Poland's largest oil company, Orlen, from seizing payments made by Hungarian state-owned electricity utility...

Hungary's political landscape has undergone a seismic shift with Péter Magyar's Tisza party securing a supermajority in the National Assembly, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power.

On 13 February 2012, the General Court (GC) confirmed that power purchase agreements (PPAs) concluded in Hungary between 1995 and 2001 (before its accession to the EU in 2004) by State-owned entities and power generators constituted illegal State aid.

An important step in the gradual liberalisation of the Hungarian electricity market was the implementation of the Second Electricity Directive.