The German PV market continued its strong growth trend in 2003 with around 120 MW of additional capacity installed during the year. This was partially stimulated by a flurry of subscriptions before the 100 000 roof-tops programme ended on Dec 31.

Even so, the ongoing support for PV under the Renewable Energy Law (20 year contract currently providing around 0,46 EUR/kWh for all power produced) should help maintain a strong market into the future.

In January the Environment Minister indicated that Germany will increase its annual PV R&D budget fourfold to 100 million EUR, though the time-frame for this has not been established.

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