Germany’s Altmaier sees benefits of PV cuts

Share

Peter Altmaier of the Christian Democratic Union estimates that between 3.5 and 4 GW will be installed in Germany next year. "The reform is beginning to take hold," said the minister in a parliamentary speech documented by Reuters.

Already in October and November "a reasonable level" of newly installed photovoltaic plants was recorded, he said. The German federal government is aiming to achieve an annual expansion of just 3.5 GW.

In comparison, 2010 and 2011 each saw over 7 GW of photovoltaic capacity added to the German grid, and this year looks set to add around 7.5 GW.

In the summer, the government parties and federal states agreed to a reform of Germany’s solar subsidies, which saw the photovoltaic EEG (renewable energy law) backdated to April 1. However, numerous exceptions and extensions led to a sharp end-boom in ground-mounted plants in September, said Altmaier.

The federal network agency regularly publishes the photovoltaic capacity numbers. A spokesperson could not tell pv magazine, however, how many of the 980 MW added in September comes from plants that benefitted from the transitional period.

Peter Altmaier will speak at the 13th Forum Solarpraxis, tomorrow November 22 in Berlin. More information can be found on under features.

Translated by Becky Beetz.

Popular content

This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com.

Share

Related content

Elsewhere on pv magazine...

Leave a Reply

Please be mindful of our community standards.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment.

Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so.

You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled.

Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy.