Germany has reached a new solar power record, with 90.2 terawatt hours of solar electricity generated so far this year as of Sunday, already surpassing the total generated throughout 2025, according to industry figures.
The German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) told the news agency AFP in Berlin on Sunday that the figure was based on data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. A total of 90.0 terawatt hours of solar electricity was generated across Germany during the whole of the previous year.
“The sun has already supplied more electricity this year than throughout the whole of last year – and that already in September,” said Carsten Körnig, Managing Director of BSW-Solar. “This is news that Germany can be proud of.” BSW-Solar declared September 27 a “Solar Day” following the new record.
According to BSW-Solar, the record was driven by both an “unusually high number of hours of sunshine” and the continued expansion of photovoltaic capacity. The association said this was reflected in data from the German Weather Service and the Federal Network Agency.
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