Report: solar specialist Energiekonzepte Deutschland files for insolvency

According to Handelsblatt, Leipzig-based photovoltaics provider Energiekonzepte Deutschland, which has installed more than 45,000 solar systems for private households, has to file for insolvency, with applications planned for seven group companies. The trigger was reportedly the withdrawal of a financing commitment by the lender Pemberton. Regional media say around 340 employees at the Leipzig and Taucha sites are affected; a confirmed insolvency filing had not been reported at the time of writing (report; Handelsblatt, 1 Oct 2026; second source: Taucha kompakt, 30 Sep 2026). Update (6 Oct 2026): Six EKD group companies have filed for insolvency at the Leipzig local court, which appointed Lucas Flöther (Flöther & Wissing) as provisional administrator; the seventh company, ES Energiesysteme of Edermünde, is due to follow. Operations continue for now and the wages of the roughly 400 permanent staff are covered for three months by insolvency pay; restructuring options, including an investor, are to be examined before proceedings are expected to open on 1 Dec 2026 (pv magazine).