Electricity Generation in Germany in 2024 (Fraunhofer ISE)

Summary

• Photovoltaic systems generated about 72.2 TWh in 2024, up about 17.6% from the previous year, with 99 GW installed at the end of 2024.p.3
• Wind power produced about 136.4 TWh, about 2.2% below 2023, and was again the strongest energy source of the year.p.3
• Renewable sources solar, wind, hydro and biomass produced about 275 TWh, 4.4% above the 267 TWh of the previous year.p.4
• Renewables fed into the public grid made up 56% of the load, compared with 55.3% in 2023.p.4
• Lignite power plants produced 71.1 TWh net for public consumption, hard coal 24.3 TWh and gas 48.4 TWh.p.5
• Germany had a net import surplus of about 28.3 TWh in electricity trading in 2024.p.6
• The average volume-weighted day-ahead price was 78.01 €/MWh, 15.5 percent less than in 2023.p.7

Key insights

1. Installed PV capacity grew by about 15.9 GW in 2024.p.3
2. Wind onshore produced about 110.7 TWh and wind offshore about 25.7 TWh.p.3
3. Hydropower produced about 22.5 TWh compared with 19.7 TWh in 2023.p.4
4. Renewables accounted for about 58.6% of total net electricity generation versus 54.7% in 2023.p.4
5. Most imports came from France (12.9 TWh), Denmark (12.0 TWh), Switzerland (7.1 TWh) and Norway (5.8 TWh).p.6
6. Grid load was 462 TWh, about 4 TWh more than in 2023.p.7
7. Emissions from coal-fired generation fell 15 percent year on year and 68% against 1990.p.8