Renewables share in Germany could rise to over 20% by 2012: VDN

Freiburg (Platts)--24Oct2006

The proportion of renewables in Germany's electricity mix could rise to
over 20% by the year 2012, grid operators' association, the VDN, said Tuesday.
The industry group said this would be largely due to the expansion of
biomass, wind and solar power.
"On the one hand, this is a good development, but on the other it means
that consumers will have to pay more to subsidize green power," said VDN
president Hans-Otto Roth.
He added that the new capacities would mean Germany had to "urgently
expand power transmission capacities."
According to the VDN forecast, biomass will rise to 24 TWh of
generation by 2012 from the present 10 TWh; wind power generation is expected
to rise to 52 TWh from 26.5 TWh and solar power will double to 4 TWh
of generation by 2012.
The VDN urged for at least 850 km of new high voltage
lines to be built so that the wind power fed into the grid could be
transmitted to areas with heavy demand. "(Otherwise), there could be
problems with security of supply, quality of supply and efficient use of
investment means," said Roth.

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