Germany’s Bundesnetzagentur says the country installed over 1 GW new PV capacity in November 2024
It includes 548.8 MW installed in the EEG backed rooftop PV segment, and 348.6 MW in EEG tender scheme for ground mounted PV
Between January and November 2024, Germany had installed 14.53 GW PV
In the month of November 2024, Germany’s solar PV installation capacity grew by 1.013 GW, making it the 2nd month this year with the lowest installation capacity after 972 MW was reported for August 2024.
While the November numbers may increase in the future, as so often happens when Bundesnetzagentur or the Federal Network Agency updates its Market Master Data Register, as of now these are much lower than the 1.42 GW the country installed in November 2023.
It is much lower than the 1.596 GW installed in October 2024 which shows an improvement of more than 200 MW over the 1.36 GW that the agency reported for this month previously (see Germany Installed Over 1.36 GW New Solar PV Capacity In October 2024).
In comparison, Germany’s onshore wind capacity additions during the reporting month totaled 458.8 MW, and for biomass the same was 4.5 MW.
During the reporting month, the largest chunk of 548.8 MW was installed in the EEG-supported rooftop PV segment, followed by 348.6 MW in the EEG tender scheme for ground-mounted PV, among other categories.
For solar PV, the November additions expand the country’s 11M 2024 additions to 14.53 GW, contributing to the cumulative of 97.55 GW.
While the official statistics for the month of December 2024 are awaited, SolarPower Europe’s EU Market Outlook for Solar Power 2024-2028 places Germany as the leading EU market for solar installations in 2024 with 16.1 GW capacity (see EU Installed 66 GW New Solar In 2024 With 4.4% YoY Growth).
Nevertheless, the support for solar energy continues to gain ground in Germany. According to a recent survey conducted by the local solar energy association BSW Solar, voters from all political parties are found to be in strong support of renewable energy expansion in the country, especially solar energy. BSW Solar said that the voters particularly want parties to commit to further expansion of solar energy and battery storage.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz led German government recently lost its confidence vote, plunging Europe’s largest economy into elections that will be held on February 23, 2025 post which some policy certainty can be expected in the renewable energy domain.