Published: February 6th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Germany currently has around 100 gigawatts of photovoltaic capacity installed, which is set to more than double to 215 GW over the next five years according to the expansion targets of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). In 2024, the expansion of solar energy was well above the expansion path, so the target seems feasible.