The German Federal Solar Industry Association issued a communiqué on January 6, 2025, stating that by the end of 2024, Germany's total installed capacity of solar power generation exceeded 100 GW for the first time. In 2024, 14% of Germany's electricity consumption was provided by solar systems, an increase from 12% in 2023.

The communiqué showed that Germany's solar industry continued to grow in 2024, with more than 1 million new solar power generation systems and 17 GW of new installed capacity, an increase of about 10% over 2023. The main driving force for the growth of solar power generation in 2024 came from ground-based photovoltaic power stations, with an additional installed capacity of 6.3 GW, an increase of about 40% over the previous year. The data also showed that the growth of solar systems installed on residential roofs slowed down, while solar systems installed on corporate roofs and residential balconies increased rapidly.

Germany plans to achieve at least 80% of its electricity consumption from renewable energy by 2030. To achieve this goal, the total installed capacity of solar power generation needs to reach 215 GW. Carsten Koenig, head of the German Federal Solar Industry Association, said: "If the market growth continues to maintain a similar scale in the next two years, we will enter the sprint stage."