Germany’s March solar PV additions rose to 1.41 GW, led by ground-mounted projects
In Q1 2026, the country’s total installed solar PV capacity reached 3.28 GW, lower than over 4 GW in Q1 2025
The monthly installation pace remains below the level needed for 2030 targets
Solar PV installations in Germany in the month of March 2026 reached 1.41 GW, according to the country’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). With this, Germany’s Q1 2026 solar PV installed capacity exceeded 3.28 GW. This is down from over 4 GW it reported for Q1 2025.
Nevertheless, monthly installations rebounded from the 1.198 GW reported in January and 856 MW in February this year, compared with the previously reported 1.15 GW and 930 MW for these months, respectively (see Germany Adds 2 GW Solar In January-February 2026).
These are still lower than the 1.65 GW per month estimate the country needs to install to achieve its 215 GW cumulative capacity target by 2030. According to Bundesnetzagentur, Germany’s cumulative installed solar PV capacity at the end of March 2026 reached 121 GW.
March additions were led by 743.9 MW of ground-mounted solar systems, followed by 445.3 MW of rooftop solar and 51.3 MW of plug-in solar or balcony solar. All the categories showed significant improvement over the previous month.
In comparison, onshore wind energy installations totaled 392 MW in March, and offshore wind added 182 MW. Their cumulative installed capacity at the end of the reporting month reached 69.9 GW and 10.2 GW.
Meanwhile, solar PV generation in Germany is breaking records. According to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting, the German market registered the largest increase of 32% in solar PV energy production among the major European markets during the week of April 6. Italy followed with a 22% increase, while France saw an 18% increase.
Both German and French markets reached all-time April highs on April 8 and 9, respectively. Germany generated 426 GWh and France 136 GWh.
