Wind power records: NRW exceeds additions when tender!

Wind power records: NRW exceeds additions when tender!

The Federal Network Agency has published the results of the last tender for wind turbines on land. On February 1, 2025, the key date for the submission of bids, the planners were able to submit their projects. As Ernervenenergien.de (MW), whereby a total of 4,896 MW were submitted to plans. With 506 bids submitted, the tender after the two previous years was again oversubscribed.

The Federal Network Agency, which had given a review of the announcement already carried out on September 17, 2024, proved to be a central player in the allocation of wind turbines, with record bids volumina being registered by almost 3 gigawatts. It should be emphasized that North Rhine-Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia) with 1,266 MW emerged from the current tender as a leading federal state, which is over a quarter of all successful addition capacities.

the results of the tender and awarded

The quantity -weighted surcharge value was set at 7.00 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) fed. Price policy greatly varied, with a highest bid of 7.13 cents per kWh and the cheapest successful offer, which was 5.62 cents per kWh. This price range fell in the specified maximum bids of 7.35 cents per kWh, as well as Federal Netzagentur.de emphasized.

total of 422 bids were awarded a surcharge. The surcharges were distributed to several federal states: While NRW received 145 surcharges, Lower Saxony (475 MW), Brandenburg (443 MW) and Saxony-Anhalt (334 MW) were also taken into account. 208 MW were awarded in Thuringia, followed by 185 MW in Baden-Württemberg and 138 MW in Bavaria.

developments in wind power and regional imbalance

The current tender shows a reduced regional imbalance between northern and southern Germany. The generation capacities in South Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony amount to a total of 860 MW, which is significant progress in the region's wind power development. The challenges regarding older permits characterized in the last tenders are also visible. Many commandments were submitted with such.

The next round of tender for the wind turbines on land is planned for November 1, 2024. This opportunity could again enable project developers to act in a competitive environment. As bundesnetzagentur.de , offer the legal foundations for tenders in the renewable-energies law on the expansion of wind energy in Germany drive forward.

The current developments in wind energy can be considered revolutionary, both with regard to the surcharges held and the strategic orientation on the various regions. It remains to be seen how this growth will affect the energy market in the coming years.