The German Federal Network Agency has published the results of the latest tender for onshore wind projects, with a bid deadline set for 1 August 2026 (Federal Network Agency, 17/09/2026). The auction was significantly oversubscribed, attracting 461 bids totalling 5,250 MW for a tendered volume of 2,520 MW. Seventeen bids had to be excluded from the process.
The agency awarded 237 bids totalling 2,523 MW, with prices ranging from EUR4.49c/kWh to EUR4.98c/kWh. The average volume-weighted award price was 5% lower than the previous round, reaching EUR4.79c/kWh.
Most of the projects were awarded in Lower Saxony (81 awards, 836 MW), North Rhine-Westphalia (42 awards, 430 MW) and Rhineland-Palatinate (17 awards, 336 MW). According to Enerdata’s Global Energy and CO2 Data (GED) service, onshore wind capacity accounted for almost a quarter of Germany’s installed capacity in 2025, with 64 GW.
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