The Federal Network Agency said that it hoped that the increase in electricity prices would lead to an increase in the number of tenders for renewable energy projects amid disappointing results in 2022 for photovoltaic and wind power tenders.

In 2023, the new maximum electricity price for rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in Germany is set at 0.1125 EUR/kWh (US$0.12/kWh), onshore wind power prices will be 0.073 EUR/kWh (US$0.77/kWh), and the maximum price for ground solar projects is currently being determined.

The Federal Network Agency said it took into account the increase in system construction and operating costs, as well as the rising interest costs of financing solar projects. Currently, the Bundestag (German Bundestag) has granted the Federal Network Agency a higher license scope, raising the maximum increase to 25%, while the previous increase was capped at 10%.

Klaus Müller, chairman of the Federal Network Agency, said he hoped that the increase in the maximum price would lead to an increase in tender volume and thus promote competition in the German PV market. He said the tender price was calculated so that the project would have sufficient revenue and stability to meet Germany's renewable energy expansion targets.

According to the SolarPower Europe report, Germany will once again become the country with the highest installed solar PV capacity in Europe in 2022. Germany's goal is to reach 215GW of photovoltaic capacity by 2030. An analysis by PV Tech with some of the major players in the German market highlights that the growth in tender volumes is one of the ways Germany can achieve this.

The number of tenders for rooftop solar PV was almost halved in December, the Federal Network Agency said. Despite this, 1.1GW of solar PV projects were signed in a tender round in April last year. Although the number of tenders has been reduced in advance, funds are still seriously insufficient.

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