Overview
- Photovoltaics supplied about 17–18% of electricity in 2025, overtaking lignite (~14–15%) and gas (~16%), while wind remained the largest source.
- PV output reached roughly 87 TWh including self-consumption, and the Bundesnetzagentur reported a 17% rise in grid‑fed PV to 74.1 TWh.
- Installed PV capacity stood near 118 GWp across about 5.5 million systems, reflecting strong growth from 2024.
- New capacity additions slipped to around 17.5 GWp from 17.7 GWp in 2024, short of the ~20 GWp per year needed to reach 215 GWp by 2030.
- Growth concentrated in ground‑mounted parks (~+8 GWp) as rooftop segments weakened, and industry groups warned that subsidy cuts and grid access hurdles risk slower deployment.