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Germany’s federal network agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, has opened its third rooftop solar PV tender of the year, targeting 296.3MW of new capacity. The maximum bid price remains at EUR0.10/kWh (US$0.12/kWh), and bidders are required to pay for their bids, unchanged from the two earlier rooftop tenders in February and June, which sought 282.7MW and 296.3MW respectively.
According to the Bundesnetzagentur, the government plans to launch a third utility-scale solar tender in December, which would push total utility-scale capacity tendered above 6GW, compensating for some shortfall in rooftop solar. So far, the two completed rooftop tenders have awarded 363.5MW out of a maximum 579MW available.
This disparity in tender interest comes as Germany sets new solar output records. Data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) shows that in the first half of the year, solar PV generation rose 10% year-on-year, exceeding 40TWh for the first time. Ground-mount solar drove most of the growth, with 3.5GW of new capacity added between the first half of 2025 and the first half of 2026, compared to 2.1GW of rooftop capacity in the same period.
The Bundesnetzagentur is keen to expand rooftop tenders under the Solarpaket reforms introduced in 2024, aiming to increase annual rooftop capacity awarded through tenders to 2.6GW, up from the current 1.1GW target. However, the government awaits a European Commission decision on whether the reforms comply with state aid rules. The agency noted that the commission is reviewing the latest tender, and if no decision is reached by 30 September, the day before the bidding deadline of 1 October, the tender will proceed with 296.3MW on offer and a minimum bid size of 1MW.
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