Pictures: SOLON Energy, GIZ

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) in Germany

Conference on Mini-Grid Development in India 12-13 August 2013, Raipur Anil Misra, GIZ

GIZ profile •

Federal enterprise to support the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development

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Operations in Germany and in over 130 countries around the world

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Around 17,000 employees

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Operates in India since 60 years. Currently 250 staff members in India

Pictures: GIZ, DB

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Global PV Market Highlights

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German PV Framework

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Examples

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Lessons learnt

Global PV Market - Trends 2012 (Sources: IEA PVPS, EPIA , BSW)

EU

TOP 3 PV

1st PV 2nd Wind

Germany China Italy

35

Annual growth

Global Capacity

Highest growth

Stabilised @ 29 GW

100 GW

Asia +66%

Annual PV installations (in GW)

30.4

31.1

30 25

Europe

APAC

Americas

20

China

MEA

ROW

17.1

15 10 5

6.7 0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

1.1

1.4

1.6

7.4

2.6

0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ROW: Rest of the World, MEA: Middle East and Africa, APAC: Asia Pacific

Country ranking by cumulative capacity (Source: IEA PVPS )

Rank 13 (with IEA 1.205 GW) 13 countries > 1 GW

Massive PV system price reduction (Source: BSW, PV-Exchange 2012, own calculations)

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Cost reduction to 1/3 in last 6 years (340 INR to 119 INR/ Wp)

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LCOE decrease 16 INR to 7 INR/ kWh (LCOE over 20 yrs @ CUF 15%)

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Still big differences in country specific prices (especially residential)

German System prices for