Abstract
The Czech Republic has approximately 2124 MWp (megawatt peak) of photovoltaic installed power capacity. The estimated lifetime of the modules is 20-30 years.
After the end of their lifetime and decommissioning, the photovoltaic modules become hazardous waste and it is necessary to dispose of it in compliance with the legislative requirements. Most of the Czech solar capacity was installed up to the year 2013 due to massive government support in the form of subsidised feed-in tariffs.
Due to the concern of the government and municipalities that the power plants owners and operators will not disassembly their facilities properly at their own cost at the end of their lifetime, the government has enacted a special system for financing the disposal of power plants that were connected to the grid before the end of 2013. The paper discusses the system of financing the disassembly of the photovoltaic power plants and reflects on its critical points with respect to the real costs of the system and market distortions induced by the strange government regulation.