Germany awards 288 MW solar in rooftop tender
Germany’s Federal Network Agency awards 288 MW of solar capacity at an average price of €0.0967/kWh.
The Brief
- 288 MW of solar capacity awarded across 143 projects.
- Average price of €0.0967/kWh, below €0.10/kWh cap.
- North Rhine-Westphalia secures largest share of contracts.
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has awarded 288 MW of photovoltaic capacity across 143 projects in its latest rooftop solar auction.
A total of 177 bids, totaling 347 MW, were submitted for the tender. The agency excluded 34 bids, amounting to 58 MW, without providing specific reasons for the rejections.
Unsuccessful bidders will be notified directly about the reasons their bids were rejected, according to the agency’s website.
The submitted capacity in this round was significantly higher than the previous auction in July, which received bids totaling 296 MW.
Awarded prices for the solar projects ranged from €0.10/kWh to €0.085/kWh. The volume-weighted average price was €0.0967/kWh, just below the maximum allowed of €0.10/kWh.
The average price in the July tender was €0.0972/kWh, which is slightly higher than the current round’s average.
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