Record floating solar price in Portugal lifts outlook in Spain

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Floating solar activity is growing as land becomes more scarce and Europe's decision to hike renewable energy targets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spurred governments to unlock new project opportunities.
51% : To reduce the backlog, Spain and Portugal are implementing temporary rules to reduce permitting times for land-based solar and wind projects and European Union leaders have agreed new rules that require members to designate areas for faster approvals.
49% :EDPR bid a negative price of 4.13 euros/MWh ($4.50/MWh) for 70 MW of floating solar power at its giant Alqueva hydroelectric dam combined with 14 MW of additional solar capacity and 70 MW of wind.

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