German Market Environment

Renewable energies remain on track to achieve the performance targets projected for 2030. In 2025, nearly 60% of the electricity fed into the grid in Germany came from renewable sources, consolidating the strong level of the previous year.

Photovoltaic systems generated around 90 TWh in 2025, of which a good 70 TWh were fed into the power grid—another increase of about 17% in grid feed-in compared to 2024. The expansion of photovoltaics continues at a rapid pace, and the 2026 targets could once again be exceeded. Issues with the power grid are being actively addressed, and the future looks promising.

Central Europe and its countries have different price tariffs, and within the European interconnected system, it is often cheaper to import electricity. After Germany’s import surplus was around 31.9 TWh in 2024, this figure dropped significantly again in 2025 to approximately 18 to 19 TWh. However, with a price difference of up to 10%, it often remains financially more sensible to import cheap electricity from abroad rather than generating it domestically from expensive conventional sources.

The markets for renewable energies are steadily improving, and the foreseeable future of a self-sufficient, climate-neutral power supply seems possible if cost calculations can be further balanced and grid flexibility improved.