The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has announced the terms of the country's second offshore wind auction, which will be held on 1 April 2018. 1,610 MW will be available (1,550 MW as planned in the Wind Energy on Sea Act, plus 60 MW left over from the first offshore wind auction in April 2017). 500 MW will be earmarked for Baltic Sea projects, while the remainder will be dedicated to the North Sea. The call for tender is open to offshore wind parks approved before August 2016 or with an advanced approval status and which will be put into operation after 31 December 2020. The cap price has been lowered from €12c/kWh (2017 round) to €10c/kWh. Besides, the BNetzA has ruled out negative bids for this upcoming tender.
During the last tender, EnBW won the lion's share in the auction round with the "He Dreiht" 900 MW project, while DONG Energy (now Ørsted) won three offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 590 MW. The auction's average project surcharge value was €0.44c/kWh and the highest bid proposed €6c/KWh.