Germany: Oil, Gas & Electricity

On 29 July 2026, the German Federal Cabinet approved the draft Grid Package (Netzpaket) — formally the Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Energiewirtschaftsrechts...

On 10 July 2026, the German Parliament adopted the Electricity Supply Security and Capacity Act (Strom-Versorgungssicherheits- und Kapazitätsgesetz) (“StromVKG”). Publication in the Federal Law Gazette and approval by the European Commission under EU State aid rules remain outstanding.

The European Patent Office refused to grant a patent for a method of developing rod patterns in nuclear reactors based on simulation, ruling that the claimed features do not produce a technical effect. This decision examines whether simulation results for reactor design constitute technical contributions when the rod patterns are not directly implemented in actual reactors and may have non-technical uses such as study purposes.

Germany's framework for regulating electricity and gas networks is entering a new phase. On 10 December 2025, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) ("BNetzA")...

Germany has taken a new step toward defining the electricity grid of the future. On 10 December 2025, the country's four transmission system operators...

Netzbetreiber müssen Letztverbrauchern einen Netzanschluss und Netzzugang diskriminierungsfrei, transparent und zu angemessenen Bedingungen zu gewähren.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has reiterated that EU Member States may only levy extra charges on electricity in strict circumstances and has confirmed – rather than introduced...

Over the next twelve months, developers of renewable generation assets in Germany will have to navigate a complex legal landscape that is both well-established and somewhat challenging.

Such Coalition Agreement is a typical instrument in German politics setting forth political guidelines for the new government's policy program for the four-years legislative period until the new regular elections.