German government approved the Regulation on cross-border renewable energy

By issuing "Regulation Trans-boundary Renewable Energy" German government opened the way so that German suppliers can participate in auctions for the promotion of energy from renewable sources abroad and foreign suppliers to those in Germany. The European Commission has decreed that Germany should liberalize up to 5% of new annual installed capacity of renewable energy.

In the pilot phase aimed at regulating ground-mounted photo-voltaic systems, following the first auction to be launched later this year.

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