Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure have officially inaugurated the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind park in the German North Sea (Ørsted press release, 22/09/2026). The project is jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, with each company holding a 50% stake. Borkum Riffgrund 3 is Ørsted’s sixth operational offshore wind park in Germany. The project raises Ørsted’s total installed offshore wind capacity in the country to around 2.5 GW, representing a 25% market share and the largest operational offshore wind portfolio held by any company in Germany. Globally, Ørsted has 11 GW of installed offshore wind capacity and 7.2 GW under construction.
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy said: “With 913 MW, this single project adds nearly a tenth to our national offshore capacity, which has already surpassed 10 GW this year”.
“Germany is currently taking important steps to make offshore wind more efficient and affordable, especially by introducing two-sided CfDs, longer operating lives for wind parks, and a stronger focus on cross-border projects. A clear, CfD-only auction model would reduce complexity and provide greater certainty, helping to ensure that awarded projects are ultimately built and delivered”, said the country manager of Ørsted Germany. Germany continues to import more than 60% of its energy, leaving households and businesses vulnerable to fluctuations in fossil fuel prices, which the company said have occurred twice in less than five years.
Moreover, the announcement comes a few days after EnBW began commercial operations at its 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea (KEI, 21/09/2026).
In January 2026, the German government decided to postpone the tenders for the N-10.1 and N-10.2 offshore wind sites, which had been scheduled to be auctioned in 2026 after receiving no bids in 2025. The sites are now expected to be tendered in 2027, with the exact date to be determined by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) through the area development plan.
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