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Germany adds record 8 GW solar, wind capacity in H1

Germany added a record 8 GW of solar and wind power capacity in the first six months of 2023, up around two thirds year on year, think-tank IWR said, based on data from the BNEtzA registry.

read more... 11/07/2023

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NS2 operator certification unlikely until 2022

German energy regulator Bnetza has until early January to reach and publish a draft decision on the 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2 project developer's application to act as the line's operator, with a final decision not likely until summer 2022.

read more... 14/09/2021

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German gas plant capacity set to exceed coal and lignite in 2023

Germany's gas-fired generation capacity is set to exceed that of coal and of lignite within two years as total dispatchable capacity drops below 60 GW, regulator BNetzA's latest power plant list shows.

read more... 27/01/2021

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Germany awards 769 MW onshore wind in latest tender, highest since 2017

Germany's latest onshore wind auction was only marginally undersubscribed with 769 MW awarded of 825 MW offered, the highest volume in almost three years, grid regulator BNetzA said Oct. 26.

read more... 27/10/2020

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German wind, solar tenders award 384 MW in July

Projects with a combined capacity of 384 MW secured surcharges in Germany’s tenders for wind and solar power this month, the Federal Network Agency, also known as the Bundesnetzagetur (BNetzA) has announced.

read more... 31/07/2020

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