TotalEnergies will prioritise the development of its North Sea cluster after winning the latest German lease auction, the company has said.
The lease, known at N-9.4, is located 150km northwest of the German island of Heligoland, and will support 1GW of offshore wind capacity.
The company said in a release: “This N-9.4 concession is located in very close proximity to the N-9.1 and N-9.2 sites, jointly owned by RWE and TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies’ intending to prioritise the development of this cluster and leverage synergies to optimise construction and operating costs for the benefit of its customers.”
As part of the award TotalEnergies’ North Sea Offshore Wind One GmbH subsidiary will pay €18m to the German government in 2026 for marine conservation and envrionmentally friendly fishing promotion.
The developer will also make an annual contribution of €8.1m for 20 years to the transmission system operator following the commissioning of the site.
TotalEnergies added that, given the delays in connection timelines announced by the German TSOs, the French developer “has launched a strategic review of the various concessions obtained since 2023, with a view to engaging in dialogue with the German authorities to explore the conditions of their possible developments”.