The German federal maritime and hydrographic agency (BSH) has published a preliminary draft update of the Site Development Plan 2025 (FEP 2025), outlining a path from about 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity in Germany to 70 GW by 2045, in line with the statutory target (German government press release, 22/10/2026). The draft splits existing designated areas into 14 new sites.
The new sites are four in zone N-14, eight in N-16, and two additional sites, N-6.9 and N-12.7. They are planned at 1,100 MW each, down from the previously typical 2,000 MW. A further 13 potential sites are identified but are not expected to be designated in this revision. The draft drops five grid connections from earlier plans, which BSH says would save double-digit billions of euros and reduce cable routes through sensitive coastal waters. The plan will likely designate only areas and grid connections expected to be operational by about the end of the 2030s.
Written comments are due by 3 December 2026, and a public hearing is scheduled for 19 January 2027 in Hamburg. A draft with environmental reports will then go to a second consultation round. The procedure must conclude before the 2028 tenders, and it runs in parallel with the draft amendment of the Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), which is still in parliamentary process.
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