Germany seeks to accelerate solar expansion with proposed strategy

Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has presented a draft solar strategy to help the country accelerate the development of these energy sources and meet its target of 215 GW of installed capacity by 2030. At the end of 2022, total installed solar capacity in Germany stood at 66.5 GW.

Solar power plants are expected to help Germany meet its target of an 80% share of renewables in electricity consumption by 2030, and subsequently achieve carbon neutrality in the power sector by 2035. Under a target set last year, installed capacity is therefore expected to rise from just under 67 GW to 215 GW by 2030.

To reach this figure, Germany needs to significantly accelerate the pace of development and achieve annual new installations of 22 GW by 2026. For comparison, solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 7.2 GW were commissioned in Germany last year.

Draft solar strategy