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According to the Bundesnetzagentur, Germany will have deployed 15.2 GW of new PV systems by 2024.
The country added 14.28 GW in 2023, 7.19 GW in 2022, 5.26 GW in 2021, 3.94 GW in 2019, 2.96 GW in 2018 and 1.75 GW in 2017. As of December 2024, it was operating Germany has more than 4 million PV systems with a combined capacity of 99.3 GW.
Two-thirds of the systems installed in 2024 were residential and commercial arrays, while the remainder were ground-mounted projects. The Federal Network Agency noted a slight increase in gross solar storage production.
“The remarkable growth of photovoltaic solar energy continues,” says Klaus Müller, President of the Federal Network Agency. “The new capacity deployed in 2024 is once again above the previous record year of 2023.”
Germany generated 72.2 TWh of solar energy in 2024, accounting for 14% of total electricity production, according to Fraunhofer ISE. Wind remained the main source, producing 136.4 TWh.
Despite less favorable weather conditions, PV generation reached a record 72.2 TWh, thanks to the rapid capacity expansion. Fraunhofer ISE reported that 12.4 TWh was used for solar self-consumption, an increase of 18% year-on-year. July set a monthly record, with PV systems generating 10.7 TWh.
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