From pv journal Germany

Germany’s Federal Network Agency printed up to date photovoltaic set up figures exhibiting that solely 964.2 MW of internet PV capability was added in May.

The numbers are primarily based on knowledge from the company’s core power market knowledge registry by means of June 17.

The Network Agency additionally corrected among the growth figures of the earlier months: In April, the additions amounted to 1,177 MW as an alternative of the 1,040 MW reported a month in the past. There was additionally an additional upward correction for March, with 1,311 MW added right now. According to the figures out there up to now, PV methods with a internet capability of 6,162.5 MW have been added this yr. The cumulative set up capability till May reached 88,854 MW.

“What is especially disappointing is the dearth of effectivity on the a part of the industrial system with an output of 30 to 100 kW, which remains to be insignificant,” PV wholesaler EWS said in its evaluation. “In common, the present yr with 6.18 GW of reported new installations within the first 5 months is lower than the results of the earlier yr, however this has up to now solely been achieved by means of the expansion of a really giant industrial and ground-mounted methods – and right here, too, the reporting numbers in May are decrease than final month and May of final yr.”

Ground-mounted PV methods awarded tender contracts contributed 196.2 MW to the growth in May, whereas the quantity for roof-mounted methods from tenders was 21.8 MW. In May, 11.9 MW was reported for rooftop methods outdoors the Renewable Energy Act subsidy scheme in Germany and 93.3 MW for ground-mounted methods. As in April, there have been no new registrations for electrical energy renters in May.

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