Germany’s Parliament has approved a new series of measures to support solar PV development in the country. The Solarpaket 1 measures include improvements for the commercial and industrial segment. Rooftop solar PV installations as of 40 kW will now be eligible for feed-in tariffs that will be €1.5c/kWh higher than current tariff levels. In addition, the new law increases the limit for ground-mounted solar projects from 20 MW to 50 MW in tenders for large-scale installations. Finally, it will become easier for households to deploy PV balcony systems and start energy communities.
Germany’s renewable energy capacity increased by 12% (17 GW) to just under of 170 GW in 2023. Solar and wind energy sources are the main contributors to this development with 14.1 GW (twice the capacity addition of 2022) and 3.2 GW, respectively. According to the projections of BNetzA, total power generation capacity is expected to increase from 235 GW in 2022 to 627 GW in 2037 (+6% year), with up to 576 GW of renewables (+9.3% year).
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