Overview

• Presenting a new monitoring report, the economics minister outlined plans to abolish the fixed tariff for new rooftop solar, require direct marketing of output, and preserve agreed payments for existing installations.
• The package introduces differentiated financing to secure investment, with the consultants’ review highlighting options such as contracts for difference to stabilize revenues and consumer prices.
• Grid expansion would prioritize overhead lines instead of underground cables to reduce expenses and better align new capacity and storage with network needs.
• Offshore wind build-out would be optimized to reduce the number of grid connection lines, a move the ministry says could avoid up to €40 billion in costs.
• Berlin reaffirms the goal of 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and assumes demand near the lower end of 600–700 TWh, as political opposition gathers with Environment Minister Carsten Schneider cautioning against slowing renewables.