Germany to Tender 12 GW of Offshore Wind by 2029 🌊

Germany is set to accelerate its offshore wind expansion with a new Site Development Plan 2025, published by the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on January 30. The plan outlines the auctioning of 12 GW of offshore wind capacity over the next four years, reinforcing the country’s commitment to reaching 40 GW of operational offshore wind by 2035 and 70 GW by 2045. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 The latest plan builds upon previously designated offshore wind zones and introduces additional capacity, particularly in the North Sea, where new areas N-9, N-12, and N-13 have been defined with an expected total capacity of 8 GW. - 6 GW of new capacity is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2034. - With existing projects under construction, Germany is projected to have 42.6 GW of offshore wind power by 2034. - In the Baltic Sea, no new areas have been added in this update, but future revisions may introduce further expansion zones. 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 & 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 The Site Development Plan 2025 provides a detailed timeline for tendering offshore wind projects. A key prerequisite for these auctions was met with the recent publication of the 5th Ordinance on the Implementation of the Offshore Wind Energy Act (5th WindSeeG). This ordinance designated areas N-10.1 and N-10.2 as suitable for wind farm construction, enabling the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to initiate the tendering process.