Germany installed around 3.7 GW of new solar PV systems in the first four months of 2023.
Germany installed 881 MW of new solar capacity in April, according to the latest data from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). This compared to the same month of 2022 was 553 MW and in March 944 MW.
During the first four months of the year, the newly installed solar power capacity in Germany reached 3.71 GW, compared to approximately 2.5 GW a year earlier. The state of Bavaria has the largest share of January-April installations, with 922.6 MW, followed by North Rhine-Westphalia with 534 MW and Baden-Württemberg with 516.4 MW.
By the end of April, Germany’s cumulative installed solar capacity was 71 GW.