German cabinet passes solar package to boost additions to 22GW per year

Scholz government wants to triple pace of solar expansion by easing bureaucracy and rules for solar arrays on farmlands

German climate minister Robert Habeck visits agri-PV research center in Rathenow, Germany.
German climate minister Robert Habeck visits agri-PV research center in Rathenow, Germany.Foto: Carsten Koall/Getty Images
Published 16 August 2023, 13:39Updated 16 August 2023, 13:39