Solar, battery storage and Hungary's power market, by Bijen Jalili, General Manager of SolServices.https://bijenjalili.com/en-gbhttps://bijenjalili.com/articles/how-banks-size-solar-park-loans/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/how-banks-size-solar-park-loans/Solar park loan DSCR in Hungary: how banks size debt with P90 yield, a DSRA and merchant haircuts, how KÁT, METÁR and merchant revenue differ, and SolServices' loans.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFinance and investmentproject financeDSCRDSRAKÁTMETÁRcapture ratenegative pricesLumen Park Szolnokcontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/how-to-buy-a-solar-park-in-hungary/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/how-to-buy-a-solar-park-in-hungary/How to buy a solar park in Hungary: share vs asset deals, due diligence, MEKH licence transfer, KÁT and METÁR support, FDI screening and the state pre-emption right.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFinance and investmentsolar M&Adue diligenceMEKHKÁTMETÁRFDI screeningpre-emptioncontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/hungary-702-mva-grid-capacity-tender/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/hungary-702-mva-grid-capacity-tender/MEKH's 702 MVA wind grid-capacity tender closes on 30 Oct 2026. Nine nodes, 100-point scoring, bonds, and what storage and solar owners can and cannot do.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrid and policyMEKHgrid capacitywindBESSgrid connectiontendercontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/hungary-bess-revenue-stack/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/hungary-bess-revenue-stack/How battery storage makes money in Hungary: arbitrage on HUPX, FCR, aFRR, mFRR and imbalance, and what MAVIR joining PICASSO and MARI in October 2026 changed.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEnergy storageBESSrevenue stackaFRRmFRRPICASSOMARIMAVIRHUPXcontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/hungary-decree-131-2026-explained/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/hungary-decree-131-2026-explained/Hungary Decree 131/2026 (VIII. 28.) amends seven decrees: new storage-levy exemptions, battery notification rules and permitting changes. KÁT and METÁR are unchanged.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrid and policyDecree 131/2026storage compensationKÁTMETÁRBESSpermittingacceleration areascontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/metar-vs-metarolo-vs-kat/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/metar-vs-metarolo-vs-kat/KÁT is the closed fixed-price scheme, METÁR the tender-won green premium, METÁROLÓ the grid-battery grant. Who can join in 2026, what each pays and for how long.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrid and policyMETÁRKÁTMETÁROLÓgreen premiumfeed-in tariffstorage revenue compensationnegative pricescontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/pay-as-produced-vs-pay-as-nominated-ppa/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/pay-as-produced-vs-pay-as-nominated-ppa/Pay-as-produced vs pay-as-nominated PPA: who carries volume, profile and cannibalisation risk, and where providers disagree. Risk table and two Hungarian deals.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets and PPAsPPApay-as-producedpay-as-nominatedbaseload PPAcannibalisationnegative pricescurtailmentHungarycontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/running-a-solar-ipp-operating-decisions/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/running-a-solar-ipp-operating-decisions/Five operating decisions for a Hungarian solar park: curtailment, scheduling, O&M, availability and hedging, and the data each depends on. A framework, October 2026.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOperationssolar asset managementsolar IPPnegative pricesimbalanceO&Mavailabilityhedgingcontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/solar-capture-rate-hungary/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/solar-capture-rate-hungary/Hungary's solar capture rate fell from about 90% in 2020 and 2021 to 57.5% in 2025 on public data (Montel: 55% in H1 2025). Negative-price hours and a 50 MWp example.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMarkets and PPAscapture ratecapture pricecannibalisationnegative pricescurtailmentHUPXPPAcontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/why-solservices-is-adding-battery-storage/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/why-solservices-is-adding-battery-storage/SolServices is adding a 150 MW / 300 MWh Huawei battery portfolio at its Hungarian solar parks: the reasons, the market data behind them and what it means for owners.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEnergy storageBESSSolServicesHuaweinegative priceshybridisationcontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)https://bijenjalili.com/articles/wind-solar-bess-hybrid-grid-connection-hungary/https://bijenjalili.com/articles/wind-solar-bess-hybrid-grid-connection-hungary/Hungarian rules let a solar park add storage or wind behind its grid connection within existing injection capacity. What the 2026 rules and the wind tender allow.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrid and policyco-locationhybridwindBESSMAVIRMEKHgrid connectioncontact@bijenjalili.com (Bijen Jalili)