Draft EEG 2027: Ylektra welcomes commitment to agrivoltaics, but warns against stagnation

Cologne, March 3., 2026 - The recently leaked working draft of the EEG 2027 amendment marks an ambitious milestone for the expansion of solar energy, but lacks the necessary determination on one crucial point. While the total tender volume for conventional ground-mounted systems is to be massively expanded to 14 gigawatts (+ 40%) per year, the quotas for special solar systems, in particular agrivoltaics (agri-PV), remain at the level of Solar Package I.

From Ylektra GmbH's point of view, this freezing of volumes effectively leads to a relative reduction in agrivoltaics compared to the general market ramp-up. "Simply sticking to yesterday's figures runs counter to the spirit of the coalition agreement and ignores the technological reality," explains Dr. Vigen Nikogosian, Managing Director of Ylektra GmbH.

Agrivoltaics as the answer to the land use question and climate resilience agrivoltaics is much more than a technical niche; it is the solution to the pressing conflict of use in a densely populated industrialized country. It enjoys significantly higher acceptance in the public debate because it preserves the visual identity of rural areas and does not displace food production, but rather complements it synergistically. This goes hand in hand with increased municipal value creation: instead of permanently removing land from agriculture, agri-PV stabilizes the economic basis of local farms and promotes necessary diversification. In times of increasing extreme weather events, the systems also function as essential protection for crops against hail, frost, or heat, thus directly strengthening the resilience of domestic production. Competitiveness already proven The latest tenders from the Federal Network Agency prove that these system advantages have long been market-ready: Around 10% of the contracts awarded in the open space segment were for agri-PV concepts - a clear signal of the growing competitiveness of the technology. Scientific analyses, including those by the Thuenen Institute, support this trend and show that the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for large systems is only about 4% higher than that of conventional systems.

"Agrivoltaics is not a cost issue, but a system decision. It would be fatal to artificially slow down this driver of acceptance for the energy transition through stagnating volumes, while the classic open space segment is scaling up massively," Nikogosian continues.

Ylektra is therefore appealing to legislators to replace the reservations contained in the draft with ambitious quotas that grow in line with the overall ramp-up. Only through a fair allocation of volumes can the potential of dual use for a resilient and socially supported energy transition be fully exploited.

Ylektra GmbH
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Herr Dr.Michael Peters
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micheal.peters@ylektra.com

About Ylektra GmbH Ylektra GmbH is a company based in Cologne that specializes in agri-photovoltaics (agri-PV), battery storage, and hybrid energy solutions. The company develops, plans, and implements agri-PV systems as well as combined systems with battery storage, placing particular emphasis on the integration of agricultural use, economic viability, and regulatory certainty. https://ylektra.com/

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