According to data from the Bundesnetzagentur, Germany’s federal network agency, the country added 1,016.9 MW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in November. This compares to 1,183 MW of new installations in the same period last year.
By November 2024, Germany had accumulatively added 15.69 GW of new PV capacity this year, surpassing the 13.18 GW added in the same period in 2023.
Of the new projects in November, 405.8 MW came from unsubsidized solar PV power stations, while 548.8 MW were rooftop PV projects under the feed-in tariff scheme.
As of the end of November 2024, Germany’s total cumulative PV installed capacity had surpassed 97.55 GW.
Analysts from the industry stated at the ETS 2025 forum on the industrial landscape and development trends of the PV and energy storage sectors that Europe is expected to add 102 GW of new PV capacity in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of about 6%. The overall landscape of the European PV market remains relatively stable, with Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands continuing to occupy the top three positions in terms of new installed capacity. Despite the current issues of subdued electricity demand and negative electricity prices in Europe, the demand for PV installations remains strong against the backdrop of achieving long-term renewable energy targets and coal phase-out goals.
