Solar biddings Germany: average bid amount for €0.073 per kilowatt hour

08/11/2016 | Print view

Solar self-consumption from PV installations up to 750 kW isy still renumerated through the feed-in-tariffs in Germany. Larger installations are renumerated through federal biddings. - © BayWa r.e. — © BayWa r.e.

Solar self-consumption from PV installations up to 750 kW isy still renumerated through the feed-in-tariffs in Germany. Larger installations are renumerated through federal biddings.

The German Federal Network Agency has awarded 25 bidding with a volume of 130 MW for PV ground mounted installations in the fifth round. With €0.073 per kWh the price of average awards declined again compared to earlier auctions.

Federal Network Agency president Jochen Homann said the price decline was evidence of the effective competition between ground-mounted PV systems.

Highest winning bid still below €0.08/kWh

Average bid amount was €0.073 per kWh. In the previous fourth bidding round the average bid amount was €0.0741 per kWh. The highest winninng bid was still below €0.08 per kWh, according to the agency, which did not disclose the lowest bid amount.

The fifth solar auction for 125 MW was again well oversubscribed, with 62 bids for a total of 311 MW tendered. Nine bids were disqualified due to errors.

Due to EU-regulations biddings for larger solar plants are introduced in all member states. Solar self-consumption from PV installations up to 750 kW is still renumerated through the feed-in-tariffs in Germany. (HCN)