In 2017, Germany added 1.75 GW of solar PV installed capacity

According to data from the German federal network agency Bundesnetzagentur, Germany added 1,753 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in 2017, an increase of about 200 megawatts over the previous two years, but did not meet the government's target
of 2,500 megawatts.

In December 2017, Germany added 157.
8 MW of new solar PV capacity, and in December 2016, the new PV capacity reached 450 MW
.

According to the German Solar Energy Industry Association (BSW-Solar), market demand increased by 15% in 2017 due to a sharp decline
in the price of photovoltaic technology.
However, the association urged the German government to remove existing market barriers
.

"Our energy system is ready for more solar energy
.
It is time to remove existing obstacles," said Carsten Körnig, Managing Director of BSW-Solar, "According to the government's plan, Germany will issue tenders for solar projects with a total installed capacity of 4 GW in the next two years, but this is not enough
.
”

In December 2017, federal network agencies reported a total of 4,049 small PV systems totaling 81.
9 MW
.
However, only 2,215 46.
16 MW PV systems were put into operation
that month.

As newly installed PV is still below target, the feed-in tariff subsidy will remain unchanged
for the three-month period from February to April.
Germany's feed-in tariff policy is based on the size of the system, and from February to April, the feed-in tariff subsidy for rooftop photovoltaic systems in Germany will continue between 0.
01061 and 0.
01220 euros per kWh
.

For other facilities, the feed-in tariff subsidy will be €0.
0844 per kWh
.
For direct marketing that must be used for PV systems over 100 kW, the feed-in tariff subsidy will be between
€0.
0884 and €0.
1260.

By the end of 2017, the cumulative installed solar photovoltaic capacity in Germany reached 42.
9 GW
.