In The First Half Of 2023, 50% Of Germany's Electricity Will Come From Renewable Sources!

According to a study, more than half of Germany's electricity consumption in the first half of 2023 came from renewable sources.

The Baden-Wurttemberg Research Centre for Solar and Hydrogen Energy (ZSW) and the Federal Association for Energy and Water Management (BDEW) announced that in the first half of 2023, renewables covered about 52 percent of total domestic electricity consumption, three percentage points higher than in the same period in 2022 (49 percent).

In May 2023, in particular, 57% of electricity consumption was provided by renewables due to sunny weather, up from the previous record of 62% set in February 2022. German photovoltaic systems produced 8.8 billion kWh of electricity this month, higher than ever before.

The two organizations also said that according to preliminary statistics, the power generation of photovoltaic systems in June could even exceed 10 billion kWh, breaking the record set in May.

Kerstin Andreae, chairman of the BDEW Executive Board, said Germany needs a proper regulatory framework to meet its 2045 climate-neutral target. Recently, the German Federal Ministry for Economic and Climate Protection (BMWK) launched a request for interest to promote the development of the solar PV manufacturing supply chain in Germany.

At the same time, Andreae says skilled workers are needed. In late March, the German government announced changes to its current immigration policy to attract skilled workers.

Frithjof Stai, executive director of ZSW? If Germany wants to be climate neutral by 2045, it will have to generate all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035.

The German government is aiming for 215GW of installed capacity by 2030. As a result, Germany's solar capacity will need to nearly double by the end of the decade.