Overview

• The Economics Ministry expects the Energiewende monitoring report from BET and the University of Cologne’s EWI by the end of the week.
• Reiche has questioned keeping 20-year feed-in tariffs for new small rooftop PV, arguing many systems now pay off without support, while the ministry says the review is at a very early stage.
• Solar firms led by Enerix launched a protest email campaign warning of job risks and a PV slowdown, and SPD energy spokeswoman Nina Scheer challenges whether the review mandate aligns with the coalition pact.
• Reiche signals a shift to site new wind and solar where grid capacity exists as network operators project more than €500 billion in expansion costs through 2045.
• The minister cites a need for roughly 20 gigawatts of flexible gas capacity subject to EU approval, as critics like Volker Quaschning warn the approach could brake the Energiewende and provoke legal fights.