The eclipse – which will affect Europe’s skies for about two hours in the morning as a working day begins – could result in up to 35GW of PV capacity dropping out of the continental system at 1041 CET, compared to clear-sky conditions.
ENTSO-E said the impact of such a large amount of capacity fading from, then being re-injected into Europe’s highly interconnected network a short period could put a severe strain on system regulation.
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