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Germany: Solar Wins 2nd Joint Solar-Wind Auction In 2020

The average winning bids for solar PV technology, which won the entire tendered capacity by Germany's Bundesnetzagentur in the November 2020 technology-neutral auction, were at the same level as last round’s at €0.0533 per kWh.

Anu Bhambhani

Published:30th Nov, 2020 at 7:28 PM

Germany's 2^nd joint solar PV and wind power auction secured all bids for solar PV technology and none for wind power
It awarded 43 bids for 201.911 MW with 91.119 MW located in Bavaria region
The winning bids ranged between €0.0518 to €0.0545 per kWh for this round, compared to last round's €0.0497 to €0.0561 per kWh

Solar PV has won the entire capacity auctioned during Germany's 2^nd joint solar PV and wind power auction for the year 2020 as none of the bids submitted came for wind turbines.

The Federal Network Agency or Bundesnetzagentur attracted 91 bids representing 518.09 MW for the tender that originally offered 200 MW. It finally awarded 43 bids with an output of 201.911 MW, and 20 bids of these with 91.119 MW were selected from Bavaria.

Winning bids ranged between €0.0518 to €0.0545 ($0.062 to $0.065) per kWh and the weighted average winning bid was at €0.0533 ($0.064) per kWh, the same level as last round conducted in April 2020 (see Solar Wins 1^st German Joint RE Auction Of 2020). This average winning bid is slightly higher than the last technology specific solar auction in October 2020 when it reached €0.0523 (see 103 MW Awarded In 6^th Tech Specific German PV Tender).

A list of winning projects can be found on the agency's website.

Bundesnetzagentur will hold the next round of technology specific auctions for solar PV and onshore wind on December 1, 2020.