In the struggle for the future of the solar industry in Germany, the Bundesrat has called for federal support for the sector. On Friday, the chamber of states agreed to an initiative from Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, according to which the Bundestag should pass the so-called Solar Package I as quickly as possible. In order to help the industry in Germany and Europe in the short term, so-called resilience tenders and bonuses are also to be anchored in the Renewable Energy Sources Act. Then, for example, a higher feed-in tariff would be paid for solar systems that are primarily produced in Europe.
"Dumping attacks and cheap imports of Chinese solar modules, which are sold at far below production costs, are endangering our solar industry," said Saxony's Energy Minister Wolfram Günther (Alliance 90/Greens). One-sided dependencies in the energy sector are dangerous for the national economy, as has been shown with Russian gas. "Our solar industry needs a perspective and a level playing field again. The ball is in the court of the Bundestag and the Federal Ministry of Finance."
