The Federal Network Agency in Germany has published the results of the latest tenders for onshore wind and innovative projects with a bidding date set for 1 May 2026 (Federal Network Agency, 25/06/2026).
The onshore wind tender was significantly oversubscribed, attracting 628 bids totalling 6,409 MW for an auctioned volume of 2,495 MW. The Federal Network Agency selected 270 projects with a volume of 2,499 MW, with price ranging from EUR4.44c/kWh and EUR5.19c/kWh. Thirteen bids had to be excluded from the process. The average volume-weighted award price reached EUR5.06c/kWh, which is 9% lower than the previous round. Since August 2024, the average price has declined by more than EUR2c/kWh over seven bidding rounds. Most of the projects were awarded in Lower Saxony (70 awards, 628 MW), Brandenburg (47 awards, 468 MW) and North Rhine-Westphalia (31 awards, 353 MW).
Similarly, the innovation tender was also oversubscribed, with 46 bids totalling 749 MW for a tendered volume of 475 MW. 27 projects totalling 482 MW were selected, all of them solar-plus-storage plants, at an average price of EUR5.34c/kWh, comparable to the previous round. Prices ranged from EUR4.75c/kWh to EUR5.61c/kWh. Many projects were awarded in Bavaria (15 awards, 287 MW), Schleswig-Holstein (2 awards, 53 MW), and Brandenburg (2 awards, 51 MW).
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