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Germany’s Renewable Capacity Climbs 11% to Nearly 210 GW as Solar and Onshore Wind Lead

Hitting the 2030 onshore objective of about 115 gigawatts will take roughly doubling last year’s build rate, the regulator says.

Im vergangenen Jahr sind in Deutschland neue Anlagen im Bereich Erneuerbare Energien mit einer Leistung von knapp 21 Gigawatt in Betrieb genommen worden. Die installierte Leistung stieg dadurch um rund elf Prozent auf 210 Gigawatt.

Overview

  • Solar reached 117 gigawatts in 2025 with 16.4 gigawatts added, accounting for more than three quarters of newly installed renewable capacity.
  • Onshore wind expanded by 4.6 gigawatts, lifting installed onshore capacity to 68.1 gigawatts, with North Rhine-Westphalia posting the largest state increase at about 1.3 gigawatts.
  • Bavaria recorded the biggest overall expansion among states, adding roughly 4.5 gigawatts, driven by solar projects.
  • Offshore wind contributed only 0.3 gigawatts of new capacity in 2025, bringing total offshore installations to 9.5 gigawatts, while biomass growth remained stagnant.
  • Authorities approved 20.8 gigawatts of onshore wind projects in 2025, pointing to a larger pipeline and a potential acceleration in coming builds.