BMWK Germany: 11GW Of New Ground And 11GW Of New Rooftop PV Per Year!

With a target of covering 80% of its electricity consumption with renewable energy by 2030, Germany is pushing forward to achieve this goal. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has announced a PV strategy aimed at accelerating the development of PV projects.

According to the BMWK, a total of 142 GW of renewable electricity capacity has been developed in Germany by the end of 2022. The share of installed solar power is 66.5GW, or 47%.

In order to achieve the 2030 target, Germany needs to triple its annual installed PV capacity in the coming years, i.e. install 9GW in 2023, 13GW in 2024 and 18GW in 2025. from 2026 onwards, annual capacity growth must reach 22GW and stabilise at this level.

Germany needs to triple its annual installed PV capacity, from 7GW in 2022 to 22GW in 2026

BMWK has announced plans to achieve this goal. It aims to add around 11GW of ground-mounted PV systems per year from 2026 onwards. Due to the gradual increase in unsubsidised open space systems, half of the future expansion projects will be built on open space.

In addition, from 2026 onwards, BMWK plans to add around 11GW of PV rooftop systems per year. Half of the future expansion projects should therefore be built on rooftop areas or integrated into buildings.

BMWK also has plans to attract more citizens to PV rooftop systems so that they can participate in the energy transition, and systems larger than 100kW can apply for a tenant power surcharge.

Last year, BMWK also abolished the EEG renewable energy surcharge to ease the burden on electricity users in the face of rising prices. In the future, BMWK wants owners and tenants of flats or buildings to be able to use photovoltaic electricity in a variety of ways, avoiding a lot of bureaucratic practices.

Other measures include simplifying the use of plug-in solar devices so that residents can use them without notifying the grid operator. bmwk wants to raise the threshold for the use of embedded solar devices from 600 W to 800 W.

Previously, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) had launched a funding scheme for energy companies in the planning, approval and construction of onshore wind turbines. bmwk announced that this scheme would be extended to photovoltaic modules.

Finally, BMVK has also addressed the shortage of skilled workers. It will work with several partners in society and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to provide up-to-date training to supply more skilled workers. In addition, the government will recruit more foreign skilled workers without prior formal confirmation of foreign qualifications.