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Germany’s offshore wind industry is calling on the federal government to urgently reform the tendering system after a failed auction and slow grid connections in 2025 made it clear that the country will miss its offshore wind target for 2030.
Industry associations BWE, BWO, VDMA Power Systems, WAB e.V., WindEnergy Network e.V., together with the OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE Foundation, said on 27 January that the lack of bids in the August 2025 tender round and ongoing delays in grid connections are already putting awarded projects and future investments at risk.
They warned that without rapid political action, Germany risks losing industrial value creation and undermining the cost-efficient expansion of offshore wind power.
“15 years after Alpha Ventus, the first German offshore wind energy project, was connected to the grid, the industry sees an urgent need for political action after a year of modest expansion and a failed tender round in August 2025. The federal government is now called upon to fundamentally and quickly reform the future tendering system in cooperation with the industry”, the organisations said.
“Instead of maximizing revenue for the state, the focus must be on project implementation for a secure and cost-efficient energy supply. A genuine restart is now needed, otherwise there is a risk of losing European and German added value and failing to achieve the necessary expansion for the future electricity supply. The example of the UK shows how short-term adjustments can lead to a rapid improvement in the framework conditions and successful tenders with a high prospect of project implementation.”
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