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23 Jul 2025, 12:39
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Germany doesn鈥檛 connect a single offshore wind turbine to grid in first half of 2025

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The number of Germany鈥檚 offshore wind turbines connected to the grid has remained stuck at 1,639 since the end of 2024,聽the country鈥檚 offshore wind association BWO .聽Their combined capacity adds up to 9.2 gigawatts (GW).聽聽At the end of June 2025, turbines with a further capacity of 1.9 GW were under construction, while 3.6 GW had received a final investment decision, and 17.5 GW had been allocated, BWO said.

鈥淭he Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farm, with an expected capacity of 959聽[megawatt]聽MW, is completed, but due to delays in the construction of the grid connection system, it will not be able to feed electricity into the grid until 2026,鈥 BWO said.

The industry group called for changing the tender design to lower costs and smoothen the roll-out, which has slowed in the past years. 鈥淯p to 30 percent cost reduction potential is possible through a reform of the tendering design,鈥澛爐he association argued.

The lobby group said the framework conditions have changed significantly since current rules were introduced in 2021. 鈥淭his year's auctions prove that investor interest is waning and bid totals have slumped by over 90 percent compared to previous years.鈥 BWO blamed rigid implementation deadlines and a lack of safeguard mechanisms for the decrease.

Germany has made offshore wind power a key pillar of its plans for an almost fully renewable electricity supply. Industry said at the start of the year that Germany is likely to reach its target of having a total offshore wind electricity capacity of 30 gigawatt (GW) in 2031, one year later than planned.

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