Germany to install 4.9GW PV systems in the first three quarters of 2022

Germany installed 4.9GW of PV systems in the first three quarters of 2022, an increase of 21% compared to the 4.02GW of PV systems installed in the same period last year, according to data released recently by Germany's energy regulator, the Federal Network Agency. By the end of September 2022, Germany had installed a cumulative total of 63.4W PV systems.

While Germany has been committed to the renewable energy transition, its energy supply has been severely impacted as one of the countries most dependent on Russian gas supplies to meet its energy needs in the industrial sector, given the energy shortage in the EU due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Since 2018, Germany has seen a rapid and steady increase in installed PV system capacity and is committed to leading the transition to renewables.

The Bundesrat, the German Federal Senate, recently approved a law. According to the law, renewable energy sources should generate at least 80% of Germany's total electricity production by 2030. By 2030, Germany should install 215GW of PV systems, which means that 22GW of PV systems will be installed each year.

Germany also saw a significant increase in the installed capacity of PV bids in 2022, reaching 3.6GW for this purpose by now, almost twice as much as in 2021. But Germany's Federal Power Corporation claims that in the tender for 1.126GW of PV projects as of June 1, PV bids were under-subscribed, with only 116 PV projects tendered, for a total installed capacity of 714MW.

In September this year, the European Commission approved three additional measures and provided financial support for the development of renewable energy in Germany under EU s