Germany’s latest offshore wind auction for 2.5 GW of capacity has closed without a single bid, prompting calls from the country’s offshore wind associations for urgent reform.
The auction covered two centrally predeveloped areas in the North Sea, zones N-10.1 and N-10.2, which together span approximately 182 km2. These sites were scheduled to begin operation in 2030 and 2031. No investors submitted offers by the 1 August 2025 deadline. According to current regulations, the Federal Network Agency is now required to relaunch the tender for the same sites.
In June 2025, Germany awarded offshore area N-9.4 to the French energy group TotalEnergies. The concession was granted for a period of 25 years, extendable to 35 years, with a potential capacity of 1 GW.
Germany has a total installed capacity of 257 GW (end 2024), of which offshore wind capacity accounted for 8.85 GW (3%). The country targets 30 GW of wind offshore by 2030, 40 GW by 2040, and at least 70 GW by 2045.
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