In 2024, solar systems provided 14% of Germany's electricity consumption, up from 12% in 2023. Combined with wind power, renewables accounted for a record 59% of total power generation in the first nine months of 2024, exceeding fossil fuels for the first time. [2][3][4][5] Germany has been among the world's top PV installer for several years, with total installed capacity over 100 gigawatts (GW) in 2025, [6] up from. . Far from being a sun-drenched country, Germany boasts one of the world's highest solar power outputs. 9 percent, as in the previous year. Bolstered by ambitious government targets and a robust policy framework, solar energy is not only becoming a. . Wind power plants produced about 132 TWh in 2025 and were about 3. 2GW of solar PV in 2025, according to an analysis by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and based on the energy-charts. Cumulative installed solar PV capacity stood at 116. 8GW at the end of 2025, exceeding the 108GW target set by the. .
