German PV racing towards post-FIT era, says analyst

Germany’s PV market continues to confound predictions, with consensus building behind the notion that it has now entered a protracted period of boom until the 52GW feed-in tariff (FIT) cap has been reached – and after that, the sky is the limit.

Controversy raged across the German PV industry in early 2012 – from the parliamentary dogfight over new FIT changes, to the sacking of the energy minister, to the seemingly never-ending parade of new bankruptcies.

Yet the country nevertheless managed to put up 4.3GW of new capacity during the first six months of the year, according to new figures published by the federal network agency.

That compares to the government’s annual “target corridor” of 2.5-3.5GW of new installations – lending further credence to those who believe the German…

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