Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 2,135 MW of ground-mounted solar PV capacity in its latest auction, which closed on 1 July 2026. (Bundesnetzagentur press release, 18/08/2026). The tender, which was launched for a target volume of 2.13 GW, was oversubscribed, attracting 401 bids for a combined 3.17 GW, of which 261 bids were successful. The prices of successful bids ranged from EUR4.38c/kWh to EUR4.97c/kWh, while the average award price reached EUR4.79c/kWh.
Bavaria secured the largest share of awarded capacity with 429 MW across 75 projects, followed by Baden-Württemberg (266 MW), Rhineland-Palatinate (239 MW), North Rhine-Westphalia (233 MW) and Lower Saxony (225 MW). The next auction for ground-mounted solar PV projects is scheduled to close on 1 December 2026.
In the previous auction round held in August 2025, German authorities allocated 2.3 GW, with awarded prices ranging from EUR4c/kWh to EUR6c/kWh (average price of EUR4.94c/kWh).
Germany’s solar installed capacity exceeded 106 GW in 2025, representing almost 40% of its total installed capacity (Enerdata’s Global Energy Research).
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