From pv magazine Germany
Germany installed 919 MW of new PV capacity in September, according to the latest figures from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). This compares to 1,056 MW in August and 750 MW in September 2022.
In the first nine months of this year, developers connected 10.72 GW of solar to the grid, compared to 5.6 GW in the same period a year earlier.
This means that the German government's goal of achieving a newly installed capacity of 9 GW for this year has already been exceeded. With a view to the goal of a cumulative installed capacity of 215 GW by 2030, the monthly increase – viewed linearly – would have to be 1,578 megawatts, as determined by the Federal Network Agency. This value has not been reached in any month so far this year.
The country's cumulative solar capacity surpassed 77.67 GW at the end of September.
In September, the combined capacity of rooftop systems supported with feed-in tariffs or market premiums totaled 666 MW. This is also the lowest value since February and a significant decrease compared to previous months when there were more than 800 MW in this segment – with the peak value of almost 937 MW having been reached in June.
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That’s more than a whopping 91% growth up to Sept 23 settled with the figures up to Sept 22.
What a great success for climate protection, energy security and the energy transition!
We are learning:
– there is no slowdown due to scarcity in installation but brutal growth (which is why everyone is well employed).
– This is the picture we see in many EU countries, which is why high import figures for modules/batteries are not a scandal but a sign of brutal success.
It is now very realistic that Germany will install more than 13 GWp in 2023 (!) even with further slowdown – this would be a fantastic 85% more than in 2022.
We have proven this dynamic time and again and I already pointed it out a year ago, among other things, here: https://www.pv-magazine.de/2022/09/15/photovoltaik-lieferkettenchaos-na-und/.
There are so many (thousands of) decentralised companies from the trades and small and medium-sized enterprises that make such successes possible.
In the extremely dynamic development, one can often get the feeling “there’s nothing left because everything is sold out” or even “why are there so many goods?” – it was and is a sign of the strength of our technology.
So let’s celebrate that for once!