Germany hits 32.6 GW cumulative photovoltaic capacity

The 274 MW of new capacity is spread across 9,299 systems. As such, cumulative photovoltaic capacity has reached an impressive 32.66 GW, of which over 26.5 GW were installed between early 2009 and late 2012. Once Germany reaches 52 GW, the Federal Government plans to phase out support for solar power.

Meanwhile, between June and December last year, 3.2 GW of photovoltaics was added in Germany. These figures have been subsequently corrected, said the agency. Installations in this period serve as the basis for calculating the future monthly degression.

For February, March and April, the Federal Network Agency has imposed a photovoltaic FIT reduction of 2.2% each month. As such, since March 1,