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In 2024, Enerdatics recorded 37 deals with a total value of €5.38 billion ($5.6 billion). Focus on asset-level operations, new momentum for large deals and focus on PV activities, especially for projects between 50 MW and 150 MW. Enerdatics then explained that the expansion of renewable energy in Italy is increasingly limited by regulatory uncertainties, especially at the regional level.

According to a study by consultancy Enerdatics on mergers and acquisitions in the renewable energy sector internationally in 2024, the value of which reached €117 billion. According to Enerdatics, the fever of deals in the renewable energy sector in Europe (which "spawned" deals worth more than $ 40 billion in 2024) will continue this year, thanks to the apparent further reduction in the cost of money and the promoted changes in the regulatory framework governing licensing procedures and electrical interconnections.

Enerdatics foresees an increase in investor interest in Greece and Romania, fueled by the increase in demand for electricity, the favorable policies followed by the two governments and the maturation of the market for long-term PPA electricity supply contracts. According to Enerdatics, the fever of deals in the renewable energy sector in Europe (which "spawned" deals worth more than $ 40 billion in 2024) will continue this year, thanks to the apparent further reduction in the cost of money and the promoted changes in the regulatory framework governing licensing procedures and electrical interconnections.

These are some of the conclusions that data analyst Enerdatics has drawn up in its annual M&A Report 2024. In it, the analytics company provides an overview of the global renewable energy market and includes prospects for 2025.

Market intelligence and renewable energy transaction analysis firm Enerdatics predicts that new annual contracted capacity in Europe will reach 10 GW by the end of 2024. In France, PPAs total 0.5 GW of capacity this year for a median duration of 20 years, compared to 10 years in Germany, Spain and the UK.

By region, green M&A rose 80% in the US, to $40,000 mn, surpassing Europe, which stayed at $32,000 mn. According to Enerdatics, in Spain the value of operations fell by 24% "due to the complex regulations for permits for new facilities", but they could rebound in 2023.