Austria will open its second 2026 PV funding round on June 17 with a total budget of €12 million, while continuing incentives for battery storage and European-made components.

The first funding round showed strong demand and a clear shift toward PV-plus-storage systems, with around 90% of applications including batteries.

From pv magazine Germany

The Austrian Ministry of Economic Affairs has launched a new call for subsidy applications for solar and storage.

Funding agency OeMAG said the new funding round has a total budget of €12 million ($13.9 million). It includes €2 million each for Category A systems of up to 10 kW and Category B systems of 10 kW to 20 kW, and €4 million each for Category C systems of 20 kW to 100 kW and Category D systems exceeding 100 kW.