Energy: According to the network operator, EEG funding in 2027 will be more expensive than planned

The cost of the funding is said to be 17.52 billion euros. That's around a billion more than originally thought. This increases the pressure on the federal budget.

Berlin. The state support for renewable energies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) is expected to be more expensive in 2027 than planned by the federal government. The four transmission system operators 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT and TransnetBW announced on Monday that the financing requirement is 17.52 billion euros.

This means that the forecast is around one billion euros above the estimate of 16.5 billion euros provided for in Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil's (SPD) draft budget for 2027.

The higher forecast increases the pressure on the federal budget and comes right in the middle of the political dispute over the future structure of funding. Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) wants to limit subsidies and link them more closely to grid expansion, while the industry warns that the energy transition will be stalled.

The amount of the state subsidy depends largely on the development of prices on the electricity exchange. If the revenue for wind and solar power is low, the state has to make up a higher difference in order to finance the legally guaranteed remuneration for system operators.